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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.]hole up vb (intr, adverb) 1. (Zoology) (of an animal) to hibernate, esp in a cave2. informal to hide or remain secludedThesaurus| Verb | 1.hole up - remain secluded or in hiding; "He is writing his book and is holing up in his study"hide out, hide - be or go into hiding; keep out of sight, as for protection and safety; "Probably his horse would be close to where he was hiding"; "She is hiding out in a cabin in Montana" | | 2.hole up - score a hole in onegolf, golf game - a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holesrack up, score, tally, hit - gain points in a game; "The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season" | | 3.hole up - sleep during winter; "Bears must eat a lot of food before they hibernate in their caves"hibernatecatch some Z's, kip, log Z's, sleep, slumber - be asleep |
holenoun1. A space in an otherwise solid mass:cavity, hollow, pocket, vacuity, void.2. An opening, especially in a solid structure:breach, break, gap, perforation, rupture.3. An open space allowing passage:aperture, mouth, opening, orifice, outlet, vent.4. A place used as an animal's dwelling:burrow, den, lair.5. An ugly, squalid dwelling:hovel, hut, shack, shanty.6. A difficult, often embarrassing situation or condition:box, corner, deep water, difficulty, dilemma, Dutch, fix, hot spot, hot water, jam, plight, predicament, quagmire, scrape, soup, trouble.Informal: bind, pickle, spot.verbTo make a hole or other opening in:breach, break (through), gap, perforate, pierce, puncture.phrasal verb
hole upInformal. To shut oneself up in secrecy:hide out.Idioms: go underground, lay low.hole up
hole upTo stay in a particular place as a refuge from something. We just holed up at home with some good movies while it snowed all weekend. The cops are going to find us holed up here eventually.See also: hole, uphole up (somewhere) 1. to take shelter somewhere. During the blizzard, we holed up in a lean-to made of branches. Looks like bad weather coming. We'd better find a place to hole up. 2. to hide somewhere. The police are looking for me. I need somewhere to hole up. The outlaw holed up in a cave.See also: hole, uphole upTake refuge or shelter, hide, as in I spent most of the cruise holed up in my cabin. This usage alludes to animals hibernating in winter or hiding from attack in caves or holes. [Late 1800s] See also: hole, uphole upv.1. To hibernate in or as if in a hole: The weather outside was cold, so the rabbits holed up in their warren.2. To take refuge in or as if in a hideout: The thieves holed up in a remote cabin until the police stopped looking for them.See also: hole, uphole up in. to hide (somewhere). I just want to hole up until the whole matter is settled. See also: hole, upEncyclopediaSeeholehole up
Related to hole up: let alone, stick to, shove off, slack off, bumped intoSynonyms for hole upverb remain secluded or in hidingRelated Wordsverb score a hole in oneRelated Words- golf
- golf game
- rack up
- score
- tally
- hit
verb sleep during winterSynonymsRelated Words- catch some Z's
- kip
- log Z's
- sleep
- slumber
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