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hole > 10 senses
NOUN1holeAn opening into or through something
2holeAn opening deliberately made in or through something
3hole, golf holeOne playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course
4holeAn unoccupied space
5hole, hollowA depression hollowed out of solid matter
6holeA fault
7hole, fix, jam, mess, muddle, pickle, kettle of fishInformal terms for a difficult situation
8hole, trap, cakehole, maw, yap, gobInformal terms for the mouth
VERB1hole, hole outHit the ball into the hole
2holeMake holes in
hole > pronunciation
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hole > noun 1, object
MeaningAn opening into or through something.
Narroweraperture; bolt-hole; bullet hole; cranny; leak; ozone hole; perforation; rathole; knothole
Broaderopening, gap
Verbshole
hole > noun 2, artifact
MeaningAn opening deliberately made in or through something.
Narrowerair hole; armhole; bunghole; buttonhole, button hole; countersink; cup; ear hole; eye; eyelet; finger hole; finger hole; hawse, hawsehole, hawsepipe; keyhole; loophole; lubber's hole; manhole; mortise, mortice; mouth hole; nail hole; peephole, spyhole; perforation; plughole; posthole, post hole; puncture; sound hole; thumbhole; vent, venthole, vent-hole, blowhole
Broaderopening
Verbshole
hole > noun 3, artifact
MeaningOne playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course.
Examples"he played 18 holes"
Synonymsgolf hole
Part ofgolf course, golf links, links
Narrowerdogleg
Broaderplaying period, period of play, play
Verbshole
hole > noun 4, shape
MeaningAn unoccupied space.
Narrowerpore
Broaderspace
hole > noun 5, object
MeaningA depression hollowed out of solid matter.
Synonymshollow
Narrowerburrow, tunnel; gopher hole; kettle hole, kettle; pit, cavity; pothole, chuckhole; rabbit burrow, rabbit hole; wormhole
Broadernatural depression, depression
hole > noun 6, state
MeaningA fault.
Examples"he shot holes in my argument"
Broaderdefect, fault, flaw
hole > noun 7, state
MeaningInformal terms for a difficult situation.
Synonymsfix, jam, mess, muddle, pickle, kettle of fish
Narrowerdog's breakfast, dog's dinner
Broaderdifficulty
hole > noun 8, body
MeaningInformal terms for the mouth.
Synonymstrap, cakehole, maw, yap, gob
Broadermouth, oral cavity, oral fissure, rima oris
hole > verb 1, contact
MeaningHit the ball into the hole.
PatternSomebody ----s
Synonymshole out
Categorygolf, golf game
Broaderhit
Nounshole
hole > verb 2, contact
MeaningMake holes in.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Broaderhollow, hollow out, core out
Nounshole; hole

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