—hole /həʊl/ aep /hoʊl/
noun [C] (FAULT)
► F0 a mistake or problem in an argument, discussion, plan, etc.: » The new proposal has several holes in it.Thesaurus+: ↑Faults and mistakesCommon mistake: hole or whole?! Warning: Choose the right word!! These two words sound the same, but they are spelled differently and have completely different meanings.noun [C] (PLACE)
F0 a place in the ground where a small animal lives:
» a mouse/rabbit/fox holeThesaurus+: ↑Animal dwellings - natural , ↑Animal Dwellings - man-madeF0 INFORMAL a small unpleasant place where someone lives:
» What a hole that house was - I'm so pleased we moved.→ SEE ALSO HOLE IN THE WALL(Cf. ↑hole in the wall) (BUILDING)Thesaurus+: ↑Unpleasant places , ↑Places and locationsCommon mistake: hole or whole?! Warning: Choose the right word!! These two words sound the same, but they are spelled differently and have completely different meanings.noun [C] (SPACE)
B1 an empty space in an object, usually with an opening to the object's surface, or an opening that goes completely through an object:
» We dug a hole and planted the tree.» My jumper's got a hole in it.» Drill a hole through the back of the cupboard and pass the wires through.Thesaurus+: ↑Holes, hollows and dipsThesaurus+: ↑Caves, cracks and crevicesF0 in golf, one of the small circular spaces in the ground into which the ball is hit
See picture: hole 
Thesaurus+: ↑Golf
F0 in golf, one of the usually 18 areas of play:
» an 18-hole courseThesaurus+: ↑Golf• • •
Extra Examples:» Could you mend this hole in my shirt?» Oil was trickling from a tiny hole in the tank.» Drill three holes in the wall for the screws.» There's a hole in the roof that lets in water when it rains.» The prisoners are made to dig holes and fill them in again.Common mistake: hole or whole?! Warning: Choose the right word!! These two words sound the same, but they are spelled differently and have completely different meanings.verb [T] SPECIALIZED ↑Verb Endings for hole
► F0 to make a hole in something, especially a ship or boat: » A torpedo holed the ship below the water and it quickly sank.Thesaurus+: ↑Making holes in things- plot
- plot line
- plotter
- plough
- ploughed
- plough into sth/sb
- ploughman
- ploughman's
- ploughman's lunch
- plough on
- ploughshare
- plough sth back
- plough sth back/in
- plough sth into sth
- plough through sth
- plover
- ploy
- pls
- pluck
- pluck at sth
- pluck sth out of the air
- pluck up your courage
- plucky
- plug
- plug and play