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Meaning of 'hole' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Hole [ a.]
- Whole.
2 . Hole [ n.]
- A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; an opening in or through a solid body, a fabric, etc.; a perforation; a rent; a fissure.
- An excavation in the ground, made by an animal to live in, or a natural cavity inhabited by an animal; hence, a low, narrow, or dark lodging or place; a mean habitation.
- To cut, dig, or bore a hole or holes in; as, to hole a post for the insertion of rails or bars.
- To drive into a hole, as an animal, or a billiard ball.
3 . Hole [ v. i.]
- To go or get into a hole.

Meaning of 'hole' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . hole [ n]
Meaning (1):
- informal terms for a difficult situation
Example in sentence:
  • he got into a terrible fix;
  • he made a muddle of his marriage
Meaning (2):
- one playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course
Example in sentence:
  • he played 18 holes
Meaning (3):
- a fault
Example in sentence:
  • he shot holes in my argument

Nearby Words:

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