Hole - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- an opening deliberately made in or through something
- one playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course
- a depression hollowed out of solid matter (syn: hollow)
- a fault
- informal terms for the mouth (syn: gob, maw, trap, yap)
verb
- make holes in
Extra examples
I have a hole in my sock.
He fixed the hole in the roof.
The dog dug a deep hole.
Her putt rolled right into the hole.
She made a birdie on the seventh hole.
The course has 18 holes.
She holed a long putt for a birdie.
...holed the target with a round of shots...
I have a hole in my coat.
The boys watched the baseball game through a hole in the fence.
The bomb left a big hole in the ground.
The sailor was thrown in the hole for attempted mutiny.
You've put me in a bad hole.
The police discovered several holes in the suspect's alibi.
There are holes in your logic.
Phrasal verbs
Word forms
I/you/we/they: hole
he/she/it: holes
present participle: holing
past tense: holed
past participle: holed
singular: hole
plural: holes
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