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hole

/ hole /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
an opening deliberately made in or through something
Type of:
opening
Kinds of:
air hole armhole bunghole buttonhole button hole
verb Sense 2
make holes in
Type of:
hollow hollow out core out
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 3
a fault
"he shot holes in my argument"
Type of:
defect fault flaw
noun Sense 4
an unoccupied space
Type of:
space
Kinds of:
pore
noun Sense 5
a depression hollowed out of solid matter
Type of:
natural depression depression
Kinds of:
burrow tunnel gopher hole kettle hole kettle
Derived:
excavate dig hollow hollow out core out
noun Sense 6
an opening into or through something
Type of:
opening gap
Kinds of:
aperture bolt-hole bullet hole cranny leak
noun Sense 7
one playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course
"he played 18 holes"
Type of:
playing period period of play play
Kinds of:
dogleg
Has parts:
golf course golf links links
Derived:
hole out
verb Sense 8
hit the ball into the hole
Type of:
hit
Derived:
golf hole
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
golf golf game
noun Sense 9
informal terms for a difficult situation
"he got into a terrible fix"
"he made a muddle of his marriage"
Type of:
difficulty
Kinds of:
dog's breakfast dog's dinner
noun Sense 10
informal terms for the mouth
Type of:
mouth oral cavity oral fissure
Semantic Complexity
78%
Sense Count
10
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
49
Times Searched
3
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opening air hole armhole bunghole buttonhole button hole hollow hollow out core out defect fault flaw