hole¹ /hōl/

1. A hollow place
2. A cavity
3. An aperture
4. A gap
5. A breach
6. A pit
7. A subterfuge
8. A means of escape
9. A difficult situation
10. A scrape
11. A place of hiding, a mean lodging, a secret room for some disreputable business
12. An animal's excavation or place of refuge
13. A miserable or contemptible place
14. A cylindrical hollow 41/4 inches in diameter, into which golf balls are played
15. The distance, or the part of the game, between tee and hole (golf)
16. The score for playing a hole in fewest strokes (golf)
17. A vacancy in an energy band, caused by removal of an electron, which moves and is equivalent to a positive charge (electronics)
18. The anus or vagina (vulgar sl)

1. To form holes in
2. To put, send or play into a hole

To go or play into a hole

holey /hōlˈi/ adjective

Full of holes

holˈing noun and adjective

holeˈ-and-corˈner adjective

1. Secret
2. Underhand
3. In obscure places

hole card noun

(in stud poker) the card dealt face down in the first round

holeˈ-in-the-wallˈ adjective (informal)

Small, insignificant, difficult to find

holˈing-axe noun

A narrow axe for cutting holes in posts

holˈing-pick noun

A pick used in undercutting coal

a hole in one's coat

A stain on a person's reputation

hole in one

(in golf) a shot from the tee that goes into the hole, and so completes the hole with a single stroke

hole in the heart

Imperfect separation of the left and right sides of the heart

hole in the wall (informal)

1. A small insignificant place
2. A cash dispenser

hole out (golf)

To play the ball into the hole

hole up (informal)

To go to earth, hide (also figurative)

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