(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
A ~ is a period of the year when universities and colleges, and in the United States also schools, are officially closed.
During his summer ~ he visited Russia...
= holiday
N-COUNT
2.
A ~ is a period of time during which you relax and enjoy yourself away from home. (AM; in BRIT, use holiday )
They planned a late summer ~ in Europe...
We went on ~ to Puerto Rico.
N-COUNT: also on/from N
3.
If you have a particular number of days’ or weeks’ ~, you do not have to go to work for that number of days or weeks. (AM; in BRIT, use holiday )
N-UNCOUNT
4.
If you are ~ing in a place away from home, you are on ~ there. (AM; in BRIT, use holiday )
Myles ~ed in Jamaica...
He was ~ing and couldn’t be reached for comment.
VERB: V prep/adv, V