hole

1 of 2

noun

ˈhōl

: an opening through something : perforation

The coat has a hole in it.

a bullet hole

: an area where something is missing

His mother's death left a hole in his life.

: gap: such as

(1)

: a serious discrepancy : flaw, weakness

some holes in your logic

(2)

: an opening in a defensive formation

a running back's ability to find holes in the defensive line

especially : the area of a baseball field between the positions of shortstop and third baseman

(3)

: a defect in a crystal (as of a semiconductor) that is due to an electron's having left its normal position in one of the crystal bonds and that is equivalent in many respects to a positively charged particle

: a hollowed-out place

a hole in an apple

: such as

: a cave, pit, or well in the ground

dug a large hole with a steam shovel

: burrow

a rabbit hole

: an unusually deep place in a body of water (such as a river)

: a wretched or dreary place

How could anyone live in such a hole?

: a prison cell especially for solitary confinement

threw him in the hole for two days

golf : a shallow cylindrical hole or hollowed-out place in the putting green of a golf course into which the ball is played

: a part of the golf course from tee (see tee entry 2 sense 2) to putting green

just beginning play on the third hole

also : the play on such a hole as a unit of scoring

won the hole by two strokes

: an awkward position or circumstance : fix

got the rebels out of a hole at the battle

Kenneth Roberts

: a position of owing or losing money

$10 million in the hole

raising money to get out of the hole

hole

2 of 2

verb

holed; holing

transitive verb

: to make an opening through or a hollowed-out place in (as by cutting, digging, boring, or shooting at) : to make a hole (see hole entry 1) in

The ship was holed along the waterline by enemy fire.

: to drive or hit into a hole

hole a putt

The dogs holed the fox.

intransitive verb

: to make an opening through or a hollowed-out place in something : to make a hole in something

Example Sentences

Noun I have a hole in my sock. He fixed the hole in the roof. a mouse hole in the wall 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. Verb She holed a long putt for a birdie. holed the target with a round of shots See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Reports this week said that Apple will use the display space between the pill and hole-punch cutouts to show camera and microphone indicators.

Chris Smith, BGR, 2 Sep. 2022 The window of the BNP Paribas bank across from Nusr-Et was shattered, with a small bullet hole near the base of the glass.

Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2022 Heslin told the jury about holding his son with a bullet hole through his head, even describing the extent of the damage to his son's body.

Jim Vertuno, USA TODAY, 3 Aug. 2022 Heslin told the jury about holding his son with a bullet hole through his head, even describing the extent of the damage to his son’s body.

Jim Vertuno, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Aug. 2022 Heslin told the jury about holding his son with a bullet hole through his head, even describing the extent of the damage to his son's body.

CBS News, 3 Aug. 2022 Heslin told the jury about holding his son with a bullet hole through his head, even describing the extent of the damage to his son’s body.

Jim Vertuno, ajc, 3 Aug. 2022 Heslin told the jury about holding his son with a bullet hole through his head, even describing the extent of the damage to his son’s body.

Jim Vertuno, Chron, 3 Aug. 2022 Heslin told the jury about holding his son with a bullet hole through his head, even describing the extent of the damage to his son’s body.

Jim Vertuno, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Aug. 2022

Verb

Predicting where the sport goes from here is sort of like trying to hole a shot from the fairway.

Paul Newberry, ajc, 26 Aug. 2022 There's also drill-hole tabs at the base for permanent installation.

Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 13 May 2022 Apple is moving to hole-punch displays this year, but the notch replacement isn’t quite as clean as on Android phones.

Chris Smith, BGR, 6 Apr. 2022 Add a few handfuls of worm castings to hole but no other amendments.

Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Oct. 2021 With Cantlay in close, the Spaniard had to hole the chip to have any chance of a playoff.

BostonGlobe.com, 5 Sep. 2021 Proximity to hole leaders from 175-200 yards include: Collin Morikawa, Charley Hoffman, Xander Schauffele, Viktor Hovland, Abraham Ancer, Daniel Berger, Will Zalatoris and Tony Finau.

Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 17 June 2021 Betsy Wentz, founder of Studio B Interior Design, has an office/command center at one of three kitchen islands (more on those later) while her husband, a doctor, can hole away in a study.

Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 30 July 2020 Brady was the butt of the joke (quite literally when his pants split down the back) until the six-time Super Bowl winner holed-out from the fairway on the Par-5 7th hole in the greatest moment of the event.

Carolyn Manno, CNN, 25 May 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English hole, holle, going back to Old English hol "hollow place, cave, pit," noun derivative from neuter of hol "hollow, deeply concave, sunken," going back to Germanic *hula- (whence also Old Saxon & Old High German hol "hollow," Old Norse holr), probably going back to Indo-European *ḱuH-ló- (with assumed shortening of pretonic vowel), zero-grade derivative of a base *ḱeu̯H- "hollow," whence, with varying ablaut and suffixation, Greek koîlos, kóïlos "hollow, deep" (from *ḱou̯H-ilo-), Latin cavus "hollow, concave" (from *ḱou̯H-o-), Middle Irish cúa "hollow space, cavity," Middle Welsh ceu "hollow, empty" (both from *ḱou̯H-i̯o-?), Old Church Slavic sui "vain, empty" (from *ḱou̯H-i̯o-)

Verb

Middle English holen, going back to Old English holian, derivative of hol hole entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

holes 1 of 2

noun

plural of hole

as in apertures

a place in a surface allowing passage into or through a thing line up the pegs on section A with the holes in section B and press the two together

Synonyms & Similar Words

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apertures
openings
crevices
slits
spaces
orifices
perforations
cracks
fissures
slots
loopholes
gashes
tears
punches
pores
vents
punctures
clefts
notches
pinholes
rifts
inlets
mouths
ruptures
crannies
outlets
cuts
slashes
splits
chinks
entrances
potholes
breaches
airholes
rents
keyholes
exits
breaks
intakes
knotholes
peepholes
buttonholes
wormholes
pinpricks
armholes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

patches
plugs
seals
obstacles
barriers
obstructions
fillers
fillings
fills
stoppers
blockages

as in pits

a sunken area forming a separate space dig a hole big enough to plant the tree

Synonyms & Similar Words

pits
dents
cavities
ditches
furrows
trenches
valleys
hollows
indentations
concavities
caverns
depressions
pockets
caves
recesses
craters
alcoves
burrows
grooves
basins
bowls
openings
dimples
impressions
dints
sockets
gutters
excavations
troughs
imprints
gouges
indentures
voids
clefts
abysses
nooks
wells
potholes
niches
boreholes
sinkholes
notches
water holes
chasms
postholes
vacuums
alveoli
wallows
chuckholes
vacuities
vacua
gulfs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

protrusions
projections
bulges
protuberances
hills
mounds
tumors
convexities
bumps
humps
cambers
juts
lumps
swellings
rises
pimples
bunches
swells

as in predicaments

a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape Bill dug himself into a hole by promising to be in two places at the same time

Synonyms & Similar Words

predicaments
dilemmas
pickles
corners
swamps
binds
spots
boxes
jams
fixes
rabbit holes
impasses
quagmires
difficulties
mires
catch-22s
rattraps
crises
kettles of fish
sticky wickets
nodes
plights
jackpots
troubles
hot waters
straits
scrapes
pinches
soups
logjams
catch-22's
quandaries
emergencies
deadlocks
clutches
exigencies
crossroads
junctures
standstills
stalemates
halts

as in dumps

a dirty or messy place when people see my room, they often ask, "How can you live in this hole?"

Synonyms & Similar Words

dumps
messes
sties
pigpens
pigsties
hellholes
disorganizations
chaoses
shambles
snake pits
hells
styes
jumbles
disarrays
disorders
musses
litters
havoc
clutters
confusions
disarrangements
mares' nests
mare's nests
muddles
welters
mishmashes

as in gaps

an open space in a barrier (as a wall or hedge) found a hole in the chain-link fence big enough to squeeze through

Synonyms & Similar Words

gaps
crevices
openings
fissures
slits
voids
rifts
cracks
interstices
discontinuities
intervals
breaches
slots
cavities
rents
apertures
clefts
breaks
pores
fractures
orifices
notches
separations
interspaces
chasms
hiatuses
crannies
gulfs
splits
chinks
gapes
abysses
ruptures
severances

as in nests

the shelter or resting place of a wild animal watched the snake slither into its hole

Synonyms & Similar Words

nests
burrows
lairs
houses
dens
lodges
territories

holes

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of hole

as in drills

to make a hole or series of holes in holed the target with a round of shots

Synonyms & Similar Words

drills
punches
pierces
punctures
pokes
bores
perforates
riddles
taps
slits
cuts
grooves
hollows
gouges
penetrates
gashes
pricks
notches
breaks
splits
ruptures
slashes
broaches
prickles
excavates
rends
burrows (into)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

plugs
fills
seals
patches

单词	holes
释义	hole 1 of 2 noun ˈhōl 1 a : an opening through something : perforation The coat has a hole in it. a bullet hole b : an area where something is missing His mother's death left a hole in his life. : gap: such as (1) : a serious discrepancy : flaw, weakness some holes in your logic (2) : an opening in a defensive formation a running back's ability to find holes in the defensive line especially : the area of a baseball field between the positions of shortstop and third baseman (3) : a defect in a crystal (as of a semiconductor) that is due to an electron's having left its normal position in one of the crystal bonds and that is equivalent in many respects to a positively charged particle 2 : a hollowed-out place a hole in an apple : such as a : a cave, pit, or well in the ground dug a large hole with a steam shovel b : burrow a rabbit hole c : an unusually deep place in a body of water (such as a river) 3 a : a wretched or dreary place How could anyone live in such a hole? b : a prison cell especially for solitary confinement threw him in the hole for two days 4 a golf : a shallow cylindrical hole or hollowed-out place in the putting green of a golf course into which the ball is played b : a part of the golf course from tee (see tee entry 2 sense 2) to putting green just beginning play on the third hole also : the play on such a hole as a unit of scoring won the hole by two strokes 5 a : an awkward position or circumstance : fix got the rebels out of a hole at the battle Kenneth Roberts b : a position of owing or losing money $10 million in the hole raising money to get out of the hole hole 2 of 2 verb holed; holing transitive verb 1 : to make an opening through or a hollowed-out place in (as by cutting, digging, boring, or shooting at) : to make a hole (see hole entry 1) in The ship was holed along the waterline by enemy fire. 2 : to drive or hit into a hole hole a putt The dogs holed the fox. intransitive verb : to make an opening through or a hollowed-out place in something : to make a hole in something Phrases in the hole 1 : having a score below zero 2 : at a disadvantage Synonyms Noun aperture opening orifice perforation Verb bore drill perforate pierce punch puncture riddle See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun I have a hole in my sock. He fixed the hole in the roof. a mouse hole in the wall 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. Verb She holed a long putt for a birdie. holed the target with a round of shots See More Recent Examples on the Web Noun Reports this week said that Apple will use the display space between the pill and hole-punch cutouts to show camera and microphone indicators. Chris Smith, BGR, 2 Sep. 2022 The window of the BNP Paribas bank across from Nusr-Et was shattered, with a small bullet hole near the base of the glass. Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2022 Heslin told the jury about holding his son with a bullet hole through his head, even describing the extent of the damage to his son's body. Jim Vertuno, USA TODAY, 3 Aug. 2022 Heslin told the jury about holding his son with a bullet hole through his head, even describing the extent of the damage to his son’s body. Jim Vertuno, Anchorage Daily News, 3 Aug. 2022 Heslin told the jury about holding his son with a bullet hole through his head, even describing the extent of the damage to his son's body. CBS News, 3 Aug. 2022 Heslin told the jury about holding his son with a bullet hole through his head, even describing the extent of the damage to his son’s body. Jim Vertuno, ajc, 3 Aug. 2022 Heslin told the jury about holding his son with a bullet hole through his head, even describing the extent of the damage to his son’s body. Jim Vertuno, Chron, 3 Aug. 2022 Heslin told the jury about holding his son with a bullet hole through his head, even describing the extent of the damage to his son’s body. Jim Vertuno, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Aug. 2022 Verb Predicting where the sport goes from here is sort of like trying to hole a shot from the fairway. Paul Newberry, ajc, 26 Aug. 2022 There's also drill-hole tabs at the base for permanent installation. Rachel Klein, Popular Mechanics, 13 May 2022 Apple is moving to hole-punch displays this year, but the notch replacement isn’t quite as clean as on Android phones. Chris Smith, BGR, 6 Apr. 2022 Add a few handfuls of worm castings to hole but no other amendments. Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Oct. 2021 With Cantlay in close, the Spaniard had to hole the chip to have any chance of a playoff. BostonGlobe.com, 5 Sep. 2021 Proximity to hole leaders from 175-200 yards include: Collin Morikawa, Charley Hoffman, Xander Schauffele, Viktor Hovland, Abraham Ancer, Daniel Berger, Will Zalatoris and Tony Finau. Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 17 June 2021 Betsy Wentz, founder of Studio B Interior Design, has an office/command center at one of three kitchen islands (more on those later) while her husband, a doctor, can hole away in a study. Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 30 July 2020 Brady was the butt of the joke (quite literally when his pants split down the back) until the six-time Super Bowl winner holed-out from the fairway on the Par-5 7th hole in the greatest moment of the event. Carolyn Manno, CNN, 25 May 2020 See More Word History Etymology Noun Middle English hole, holle, going back to Old English hol "hollow place, cave, pit," noun derivative from neuter of hol "hollow, deeply concave, sunken," going back to Germanic hula- (whence also Old Saxon & Old High German hol* "hollow," Old Norse holr), probably going back to Indo-European ḱuH-ló- (with assumed shortening of pretonic vowel), zero-grade derivative of a base ḱeu̯H- "hollow," whence, with varying ablaut and suffixation, Greek koîlos, kóïlos "hollow, deep" (from ḱou̯H-ilo-), Latin cavus* "hollow, concave" (from ḱou̯H-o-), Middle Irish cúa* "hollow space, cavity," Middle Welsh ceu "hollow, empty" (both from ḱou̯H-i̯o-?), Old Church Slavic sui* "vain, empty" (from ḱou̯H-i̯o-) Verb Middle English holen,* going back to Old English holian, derivative of hol hole entry 1 First Known Use Noun before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Verb before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1 Phrases Containing hole a-hole black hole air hole a square peg in a round hole ace in the hole dry hole bolt-hole finger hole five-hole funk hole hidey-hole hole in one hole card hole-and-corner hole-in-the-wall hole out hole up nineteenth hole lubber's hole like a hole in the head rip a hole rabbit hole ozone hole swimming hole shut your pie hole water hole top-hole weep hole watering hole pie hole toad-in-the-hole the hole white hole shot hole sound hole hidy-hole in the hole See More a-hole black hole air hole a square peg in a round hole ace in the hole dry hole bolt-hole finger hole five-hole funk hole hidey-hole hole in one hole card hole-and-corner hole-in-the-wall hole out hole up nineteenth hole lubber's hole like a hole in the head rip a hole rabbit hole ozone hole swimming hole shut your pie hole water hole top-hole weep hole watering hole pie hole toad-in-the-hole the hole white hole shot hole sound hole hidy-hole in the hole See More Kids Definition hole noun ˈhōl 1 : an opening into or through something There's a hole in the roof. 2 : a hollowed out place I dug a hole. 3 : den sense 1, burrow a mouse hole holes 1 of 2 noun plural of hole 1 as in apertures a place in a surface allowing passage into or through a thing line up the pegs on section A with the holes in section B and press the two together Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance apertures openings crevices slits spaces orifices perforations cracks fissures slots loopholes gashes tears punches pores vents punctures clefts notches pinholes rifts inlets mouths ruptures crannies outlets cuts slashes splits chinks entrances potholes breaches airholes rents keyholes exits breaks intakes knotholes peepholes buttonholes wormholes pinpricks armholes Antonyms & Near Antonyms patches plugs seals obstacles barriers obstructions fillers fillings fills stoppers blockages See More 2 as in pits a sunken area forming a separate space dig a hole big enough to plant the tree Synonyms & Similar Words pits dents cavities ditches furrows trenches valleys hollows indentations concavities caverns depressions pockets caves recesses craters alcoves burrows grooves basins bowls openings dimples impressions dints sockets gutters excavations troughs imprints gouges indentures voids clefts abysses nooks wells potholes niches boreholes sinkholes notches water holes chasms postholes vacuums alveoli wallows chuckholes vacuities vacua gulfs Antonyms & Near Antonyms protrusions projections bulges protuberances hills mounds tumors convexities bumps humps cambers juts lumps swellings rises pimples bunches swells See More 3 as in predicaments a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape Bill dug himself into a hole by promising to be in two places at the same time Synonyms & Similar Words predicaments dilemmas pickles corners swamps binds spots boxes jams fixes rabbit holes impasses quagmires difficulties mires catch-22s rattraps crises kettles of fish sticky wickets nodes plights jackpots troubles hot waters straits scrapes pinches soups logjams catch-22's quandaries emergencies deadlocks clutches exigencies crossroads junctures standstills stalemates halts 4 as in dumps a dirty or messy place when people see my room, they often ask, "How can you live in this hole?" Synonyms & Similar Words dumps messes sties pigpens pigsties hellholes disorganizations chaoses shambles snake pits hells styes jumbles disarrays disorders musses litters havoc clutters confusions disarrangements mares' nests mare's nests muddles welters mishmashes 5 as in gaps an open space in a barrier (as a wall or hedge) found a hole in the chain-link fence big enough to squeeze through Synonyms & Similar Words gaps crevices openings fissures slits voids rifts cracks interstices discontinuities intervals breaches slots cavities rents apertures clefts breaks pores fractures orifices notches separations interspaces chasms hiatuses crannies gulfs splits chinks gapes abysses ruptures severances 6 as in nests the shelter or resting place of a wild animal watched the snake slither into its hole Synonyms & Similar Words nests burrows lairs houses dens lodges territories holes 2 of 2 verb present tense third-person singular of hole as in drills to make a hole or series of holes in holed the target with a round of shots Synonyms & Similar Words drills punches pierces punctures pokes bores perforates riddles taps slits cuts grooves hollows gouges penetrates gashes pricks notches breaks splits ruptures slashes broaches prickles excavates rends burrows (into) Antonyms & Near Antonyms plugs fills seals patches
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hole

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