holes


hole

H0238800 (hōl)n.1. A hollowed place in something solid; a cavity or pit: dug a hole in the ground with a shovel.2. a. An opening or perforation: a hole in the clouds; had a hole in the elbow of my sweater.b. Sports An opening in a defensive formation, such as the area of a baseball infield between two adjacent fielders.c. A fault or flaw: There are holes in your argument.3. A deep place in a body of water.4. An animal's hollowed-out habitation, such as a burrow.5. An ugly, squalid, or depressing dwelling.6. A deep or isolated place of confinement; a dungeon.7. An awkward situation; a predicament.8. Sports a. The small pit lined with a cup into which a golf ball must be hit.b. One of the divisions of a golf course, from tee to cup.9. Physics A vacant position in an atom left by the absence of a valence electron, especially a position in a semiconductor that acts as a carrier of positive electric charge. Also called electron hole.v. holed, hol·ing, holes v.tr.1. To put a hole in.2. To put or propel into a hole.v.intr. To make a hole in something.Phrasal Verbs: hole out Sports To hit a golf ball into the hole. hole up1. To hibernate in or as if in a hole.2. Informal To take refuge in or as if in a hideout.Idiom: in the hole1. Having a score below zero.2. In debt.3. At a disadvantage.
[Middle English, from Old English hol; see kel- in Indo-European roots.]

holes

  • caster - A container with holes in the top for sprinkling something like sugar or pepper.
  • chad - A hole poked out of cards or paper.
  • latebricole - Some animals are latebricole, living in holes.
  • canal - The holes in a sponge are called canals.