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Hole Definition

hole

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English

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Etymology

Middle English, from Old English hol 'orifice, hollow place', from Proto-Germanic *hulan (compare Middle Dutch hool, German Höhle, Old Norse holr), noun form of Proto-Germanic *hulaz 'hollow'. More at hollow.

Pronunciation

Noun

hole (plural holes)

  1. A hollow spot in a surface.
    Get some popcorn out of that popcorn bucket hole.
  2. An opening in a solid.
    There’s a hole in my bucket.
  3. (golf) A subsurface standard-size hole, also called cup, hitting the ball into which is the object of play. Each hole, of which there are usually eighteen as the standard on a full course, is located on a prepared surface, called the green, of a particular type grass.
  4. (golf) The part of a game in which a player attempts to hit the ball into one of the holes.
    I played 18 holes yesterday. The second hole today cost me three strokes over par.
  5. (archaeology, slang) An excavation pit or trench.
  6. (figuratively) A weakness, a flaw
    I have found a hole in your argument.
  7. (informal) A container or receptacle.
    car hole; brain hole
  8. (physics) In semiconductors, a lack of an electron in an occupied band behaving like a positively charged particle.
  9. (computing) A security vulnerability in software which can be taken advantage of by an exploit.
  10. (slang anatomy) An orifice, in particular the anus.
  11. (informal) A high-security prison cell, often used as punishment.
  12. (slang) An undesirable place to live or visit; a hovel
    His apartment is a hole!
  13. (baseball) The rear portion of the defensive team between the shortstop and the third baseman.
    The shortstop ranged deep into the hole to make the stop.

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Terms derived from hole (noun)

Verb

hole (third-person singular simple present holes, present participle holing, simple past and past participle holed)

  1. (transitive) To make holes in (an object or surface).
    Shrapnel holed the ship's hull.
  2. (transitive, by extention) To destroy.
    She completely holed the argument.

Derived terms

Translations

to make holes
  • Icelandic: gera gat á (is)
  • Portuguese: esburacar (pt)
  • Swedish: göra hål (sv), slå hål (sv), punktera (sv) (something inflated)

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German

Pronunciation

Verb

hole

  1. First-person singular present of holen.
  2. First-person singular subjunctive I of holen.
  3. Third-person singular subjunctive I of holen.
  4. Imperative singular of holen.

 

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