transcription, транскрипция: [ hoʊl ]
( holes, holing, holed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
A hole is a hollow space in something solid, with an opening on one side.
He took a shovel, dug a hole, and buried his once-prized possessions...
...a 60ft hole.
N-COUNT
2.
A hole is an opening in something that goes right through it.
These tiresome creatures eat holes in the leaves...
...kids with holes in the knees of their jeans.
N-COUNT : oft N in n
3.
A hole is the home or hiding place of a mouse, rabbit, or other small animal.
...a rabbit hole.
N-COUNT
4.
A hole in a law, theory, or argument is a fault or weakness that it has.
There were some holes in that theory, some unanswered questions.
N-COUNT : oft N in n
5.
A hole is also one of the nine or eighteen sections of a golf course.
I played nine holes with Gary Player today.
N-COUNT
6.
A hole is one of the places on a golf course that the ball must drop into, usually marked by a flag.
N-COUNT
7.
If you say that you need something or someone like a hole in the head , you are emphasizing that you do not want them and that they would only add to the problems that you already have. ( INFORMAL )
We need more folk heroes like we need a hole in the head.
PHRASE : V inflects [ emphasis ]
8.
If you say that you are in a hole , you mean that you are in a difficult or embarrassing situation. ( INFORMAL )
He admitted that the government was in ‘a dreadful hole’.
PHRASE : v-link PHR
9.
If you get a hole in one in golf, you get the golf ball into the hole with a single stroke.
PHRASE : usu v PHR
10.
If you pick holes in an argument or theory, you find weak points in it so that it is no longer valid. ( INFORMAL )
He then goes on to pick holes in the article before reaching his conclusion.
PHRASE : V inflects