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- DictionaryHole/hōl/
noun
- 1. a hollow place in a solid body or surface: "he dug out a small hole in the snow"
- 2. a small or unpleasant place: informal "she had wasted a whole lifetime in this hole of a town"
verb
- 1. make a hole or holes in: "a fuel tank was holed by the attack and a fire started"
- 2. hit (the ball) so that it falls into a hole: "alternate shots from each partner until the ball is holed"
A hole is an opening in or through a particular medium, usually a solid body. Holes occur through natural and artificial processes, and may be useful for various purposes, or may represent a problem needing to be addressed in many fields of engineering.
Definition of hole noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. hole. noun. /hoʊl/ hollow space. [countable] a hollow space in something solid or in the surface of something He dug a deep hole in the garden. The bomb blew a huge hole in the ground. Water had collected in the holes in the road. Take your English to the next level.
Definition of hole noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. hole. noun. /həʊl/ Idioms. hollow space. [countable] a hollow space in something solid or in the surface of something. He dug a deep hole in the garden. hole in something The bomb blew a huge hole in the ground. Water had collected in the holes in the road.
an opening through something; gap; aperture: a hole in the roof; a hole in my sock. a hollow place in a solid body or mass; a cavity: a hole in the ground. the excavated habitation of an animal; burrow.
Apr 8, 2024 · An opening that goes all the way through a solid body, a fabric, etc.; a perforation; a rent. There’s a hole in my shoe. Her stocking has a hole in it. 1611, The Holy Bible, [ …] ( King James Version ), London: [ …] Robert Barker, [ …], →OCLC, 2 Kings 12:9: The priest took a chest, and bored a hole in the lid.
noun. ˈhōl. Synonyms of hole. 1. a. : an opening through something : perforation. The coat has a hole in it. a bullet hole. b. : an area where something is missing. His mother's death left a hole in his life. : gap: such as. (1) : a serious discrepancy : flaw, weakness. some holes in your logic. (2) : an opening in a defensive formation.
noun. us. Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio. /hoʊl/ B1. a hollowspacein something, or an openingin something: . There’s a hole inthe roof. We duga hole to plantthe tree. (Definition of holefrom the Webster's Essential Mini Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
