hole

an opening in something or an unoccupied space; a playing period in golf: We only had time to play nine holes.; a lack or a fault: Your reasoning is full of holes.
Not to be confused with:whole – a single entity comprised of a collection of parts; including all of an entity: This requires your whole attention.

hole

H0238800 (hōl)n.1. A hollowed place in something solid; a cavity or pit: dug a hole in the ground with a shovel.2. a. An opening or perforation: a hole in the clouds; had a hole in the elbow of my sweater.b. Sports An opening in a defensive formation, such as the area of a baseball infield between two adjacent fielders.c. A fault or flaw: There are holes in your argument.3. A deep place in a body of water.4. An animal's hollowed-out habitation, such as a burrow.5. An ugly, squalid, or depressing dwelling.6. A deep or isolated place of confinement; a dungeon.7. An awkward situation; a predicament.8. Sports a. The small pit lined with a cup into which a golf ball must be hit.b. One of the divisions of a golf course, from tee to cup.9. Physics A vacant position in an atom left by the absence of a valence electron, especially a position in a semiconductor that acts as a carrier of positive electric charge. Also called electron hole.v. holed, hol·ing, holes v.tr.1. To put a hole in.2. To put or propel into a hole.v.intr. To make a hole in something.Phrasal Verbs: hole out Sports To hit a golf ball into the hole. hole up1. To hibernate in or as if in a hole.2. Informal To take refuge in or as if in a hideout.Idiom: in the hole1. Having a score below zero.2. In debt.3. At a disadvantage.

[Middle English, from Old English hol; see kel- in Indo-European roots.]

hole

(həʊl) n1. an area hollowed out in a solid2. an opening made in or through something3. (Zoology) an animal's hiding place or burrow4. informal an unattractive place, such as a town or a dwelling5. informal a cell or dungeon6. informal US a small anchorage7. a fault (esp in the phrase pick holes in)8. slang a difficult and embarrassing situation9. (Games, other than specified) the cavity in various games into which the ball must be thrust10. (Golf) (on a golf course)a. the cup on each of the greensb. each of the divisions of a course (usually 18) represented by the distance between the tee and a greenc. the score made in striking the ball from the tee into the hole11. (General Physics) physics a. a vacancy in a nearly full band of quantum states of electrons in a semiconductor or an insulator. Under the action of an electric field holes behave as carriers of positive chargeb. (as modifier): hole current. c. a vacancy in the nearly full continuum of quantum states of negative energy of fermions. A hole appears as the antiparticle of the fermion12. in holes so worn as to be full of holes: his socks were in holes. 13. (Banking & Finance) in debt14. (Card Games) (of a card, the hole card, in stud poker) dealt face down in the first round15. make a hole in to consume or use a great amount of (food, drink, money, etc): to make a hole in a bottle of brandy. vb16. to make a hole or holes in (something)17. (Golf) golf (when: intr, often foll by out) to hit (the ball) into the hole[Old English hol; related to Gothic hulundi, German Höhle, Old Norse hylr pool, Latin caulis hollow stem; see hollow]

hole

(hoʊl)

n., v. holed, hol•ing. n. 1. an opening through something; gap: a hole in the roof. 2. a hollow place in a solid mass; cavity: a hole in the ground. 3. the excavated habitation of an animal; burrow. 4. a cramped or shabby place of habitation. 5. a place of solitary confinement; dungeon. 6. an embarrassing position or predicament. 7. a small harbor; cove. 8. a fault; flaw: serious holes in your reasoning. 9. a deep, still place in a stream: a swimming hole. 10. a. the circular opening in a golfing green into which the ball is to be played. b. a part of a golf course including fairway, rough, and hazards. c. the play on such a part considered as a unit of scoring. 11. opening; slot: We need someone to fill a hole in our department. 12. a mobile vacancy in the electronic structure of a semiconductor that acts as a positive charge carrier and has mass equivalent to the electron. v.t. 13. to make a hole in. 14. to put or drive into a hole. v.i. 15. to make a hole in something. 16. hole out, to strike a golf ball into a hole. 17. hole up, a. to retire into a hole or cave for the winter. b. to hide from or as if from pursuers; take refuge. Idioms: 1. hole in the wall, a small or confining place. 2. in a or the hole, a. in straitened circumstances. b. dealt facedown in the first round in a game of stud poker. 3. pick a hole or holes in, to notice and point out flaws in. [before 900; Middle English; Old English hol, orig. neuter of hol (adj.) hollow, c. Old Frisian, Old Saxon, Old High German hol, Old Norse holr] hol′ey, adj.

hole

Past participle: holed
Gerund: holing

Imperative
hole
hole

Present
I hole
you hole
he/she/it holes
we hole
you hole
they hole

Preterite
I holed
you holed
he/she/it holed
we holed
you holed
they holed

Present Continuous
I am holing
you are holing
he/she/it is holing
we are holing
you are holing
they are holing

Present Perfect
I have holed
you have holed
he/she/it has holed
we have holed
you have holed
they have holed

Past Continuous
I was holing
you were holing
he/she/it was holing
we were holing
you were holing
they were holing

Past Perfect
I had holed
you had holed
he/she/it had holed
we had holed
you had holed
they had holed

Future
I will hole
you will hole
he/she/it will hole
we will hole
you will hole
they will hole

Future Perfect
I will have holed
you will have holed
he/she/it will have holed
we will have holed
you will have holed
they will have holed

Future Continuous
I will be holing
you will be holing
he/she/it will be holing
we will be holing
you will be holing
they will be holing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been holing
you have been holing
he/she/it has been holing
we have been holing
you have been holing
they have been holing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been holing
you will have been holing
he/she/it will have been holing
we will have been holing
you will have been holing
they will have been holing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been holing
you had been holing
he/she/it had been holing
we had been holing
you had been holing
they had been holing

Conditional
I would hole
you would hole
he/she/it would hole
we would hole
you would hole
they would hole

Past Conditional
I would have holed
you would have holed
he/she/it would have holed
we would have holed
you would have holed
they would have holed

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	hole - an opening into or through somethingaperture - a natural opening in somethingbolt-hole - a hole through which an animal may bolt when pursued into its burrow or denbullet hole - a hole made by a bullet passing through itcranny - a small opening or crevice (especially in a rock face or wall)leak - an accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape; "one of the tires developed a leak"opening, gap - an open or empty space in or between things; "there was a small opening between the trees"; "the explosion made a gap in the wall"ozone hole - an area of the ozone layer (near the poles) that is seasonally depleted of ozoneperforation - a hole made in something; "a perforation of the eardrum"rathole - a hole (as in the wall of a building) made by ratsknothole - a hole in a board where a knot came out
	2.	hole - an opening deliberately made in or through somethingair hole - a hole that allows the passage of airarmhole - a hole through which you put your arm and where a sleeve can be attachedbunghole - a hole in a barrel or cask; used to fill or empty itbutton hole, buttonhole - a hole through which buttons are pushedcountersink - a hole (usually in wood) with the top part enlarged so that a screw or bolt will fit into it and lie below the surfacecup - the hole (or metal container in the hole) on a golf green; "he swore as the ball rimmed the cup and rolled away"; "put the flag back in the cup"ear hole - a hole (as in a helmet) for sound to reach the earseye - a small hole or loop (as in a needle); "the thread wouldn't go through the eye"eyelet, eyehole - a small hole (usually round and finished around the edges) in cloth or leather for the passage of a cord or hook or barfinger hole - a hole for inserting a fingerfinger hole - one of a series of holes in a woodwind instrument; pitch changes when a finger covers ithawse, hawsehole, hawsepipe - the hole that an anchor rope passes throughkeyhole - the hole where a key is insertedloophole - a small hole in a fortified wall; for observation or discharging weaponslubber's hole - hole in a platform on a mast through which a sailor can climb without going out on the shroudsmanhole - a hole (usually with a flush cover) through which a person can gain access to an underground structuremortice, mortise - a square hole made to receive a tenon and so to form a jointmouth hole - a hole (as in a ski mask) for the mouthnail hole - a hole left after a nail is removedopening - a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made; "they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door"eyehole, peephole, spyhole - a hole (in a door or an oven etc) through which you can peepperforation - a line of small holes for tearing at a particular placeplughole - a hole into which a plug fits (especially a hole where water drains away)post hole, posthole - a hole dug in the ground to hold a fence postpuncture - a small hole made by a sharp objectsound hole - a hole in a soundboard (as of a violin) designed to resonate with the tonesthumbhole - the hole in a woodwind that is closed and opened with the thumbvent, venthole, vent-hole, blowhole - a hole for the escape of gas or air
	3.	hole - one playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course; "he played 18 holes"golf holedogleg - a golf hole with a sharp angle in the fairwaygolf course, links course - course consisting of a large landscaped area for playing golfperiod of play, playing period, play - (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds; "rain stopped play in the 4th inning"
	4.	hole - an unoccupied spacespace - an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things); "the architect left space in front of the building"; "they stopped at an open space in the jungle"; "the space between his teeth"pore - any tiny hole admitting passage of a liquid (fluid or gas)
	5.	hole - a depression hollowed out of solid matterhollowburrow, tunnel - a hole made by an animal, usually for sheltergopher hole - a hole in the ground made by gopherskettle hole, kettle - (geology) a hollow (typically filled by a lake) that results from the melting of a mass of ice trapped in glacial depositsnatural depression, depression - a sunken or depressed geological formationcavity, pit - a sizeable hole (usually in the ground); "they dug a pit to bury the body"chuckhole, pothole - a pit or hole produced by wear or weathering (especially in a road surface)rabbit burrow, rabbit hole - a hole in the ground as a nest made by wild rabbitswormhole - hole made by a burrowing worm
	6.	hole - a fault; "he shot holes in my argument"flaw, fault, defect - an imperfection in an object or machine; "a flaw caused the crystal to shatter"; "if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer"
	7.	hole - informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage"kettle of fish, fix, jam, mess, muddle, pickledifficulty - a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome; "grappling with financial difficulties"dog's breakfast, dog's dinner - a poor job; a mess; "they made a real dog's breakfast of that job"
	8.	hole - informal terms for the mouth cakehole, maw, yap, gob, trapmouth, oral cavity, oral fissure, rima oris - the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge; "he stuffed his mouth with candy"
Verb	1.	hole - hit the ball into the holehole outgolf, golf game - a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holeshit - cause to move by striking; "hit a ball"
	2.	hole - make holes incore out, hollow out, hollow - remove the interior of; "hollow out a tree trunk"

hole

noun1. cavity, depression, pit, hollow, pocket, chamber, cave, shaft, cavern, excavation He took a shovel, dug a hole, and buried his possessions.2. opening, split, crack, break, tear, gap, rent, breach, outlet, vent, puncture, aperture, fissure, orifice, perforation They got in through a hole in the wall. kids with holes in the knees of their jeans3. burrow, nest, den, earth, shelter, retreat, covert, lair a rabbit hole4. fault, error, flaw, defect, loophole, discrepancy, inconsistency, fallacy There were some holes in that theory.5. (Informal) hovel, dump (informal), dive (slang), slum, joint (slang) Why don't you leave this awful hole and come to live with me?6. (Informal) predicament, spot (informal), fix (informal), mess, jam (informal), dilemma, scrape (informal), tangle, hot water (informal), quandary, tight spot, imbroglio He admitted that the government was in 'a dreadful hole'.hole up hide, shelter, take refuge, go into hiding, take cover, go to earth holing up in his Paris flat with the phone off the hookpick holes in something criticize, knock (informal), rubbish (informal), put down, run down, slate (informal), slag (off) (slang), denigrate, disprove, disparage, diss (slang, chiefly U.S.), find fault with, bad-mouth (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), flame (informal), niggle at, cavil at, pull to pieces, asperse He then goes on to pick holes in the article.

hole

noun1. A space in an otherwise solid mass:cavity, hollow, pocket, vacuity, void.2. An opening, especially in a solid structure:breach, break, gap, perforation, rupture.3. An open space allowing passage:aperture, mouth, opening, orifice, outlet, vent.4. A place used as an animal's dwelling:burrow, den, lair.5. An ugly, squalid dwelling:hovel, hut, shack, shanty.6. A difficult, often embarrassing situation or condition:box, corner, deep water, difficulty, dilemma, Dutch, fix, hot spot, hot water, jam, plight, predicament, quagmire, scrape, soup, trouble.Informal: bind, pickle, spot.verbTo make a hole or other opening in:breach, break (through), gap, perforate, pierce, puncture.phrasal verb
hole upInformal. To shut oneself up in secrecy:hide out.Idioms: go underground, lay low.

Translations

洞球洞破洞穿孔击球入洞

hole

(həul) noun1. an opening or gap in or through something. a hole in the fence; holes in my socks.破洞2. a hollow in something solid. a hole in my tooth; Many animals live in holes in the ground.洞3. (in golf) (the point scored by the player who takes the fewest strokes to hit his ball over) any one of the usually eighteen sections of the golf course between the tees and the holes in the middle of the greens. He won by two holes; We played nine holes. （高尔夫球）球洞 verb1. to make a hole in. The ship was badly holed when it hit the rock.穿孔2. to hit (a ball etc) into a hole. The golfer holed his ball from twelve metres away. （高尔夫球等）击球入洞 hole out verb to hit a golfball into a hole. 将高尔夫球打入洞中

hole

→ 洞zhCN

I have a hole in my shoe → 我的鞋底有个洞

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Synonyms for hole

noun cavity

Synonyms

cavity
depression
pit
hollow
pocket
chamber
cave
shaft
cavern
excavation

noun opening

Synonyms

opening
split
crack
break
tear
gap
rent
breach
outlet
vent
puncture
aperture
fissure
orifice
perforation

noun burrow

Synonyms

burrow
nest
den
earth
shelter
retreat
covert
lair

noun fault

Synonyms

fault
error
flaw
defect
loophole
discrepancy
inconsistency
fallacy

noun hovel

Synonyms

hovel
dump
dive
slum
joint

noun predicament

Synonyms

predicament
spot
fix
mess
jam
dilemma
scrape
tangle
hot water
quandary
tight spot
imbroglio

phrase hole up

Synonyms

hide
shelter
take refuge
go into hiding
take cover
go to earth

phrase pick holes in something

Synonyms

criticize
knock
rubbish
put down
run down
slate
slag (off)
denigrate
disprove
disparage
diss
find fault with
bad-mouth
flame
niggle at
cavil at
pull to pieces
asperse

Synonyms for hole

noun a space in an otherwise solid mass

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cavity
hollow
pocket
vacuity
void

noun an opening, especially in a solid structure

Synonyms

breach
break
gap
perforation
rupture

noun an open space allowing passage

Synonyms

aperture
mouth
opening
orifice
outlet
vent

noun a place used as an animal's dwelling

Synonyms

burrow
den
lair

noun an ugly, squalid dwelling

Synonyms

hovel
hut
shack
shanty

noun a difficult, often embarrassing situation or condition

Synonyms

box
corner
deep water
difficulty
dilemma
Dutch
fix
hot spot
hot water
jam
plight
predicament
quagmire
scrape
soup
trouble
bind
pickle
spot

verb to make a hole or other opening in

Synonyms

breach
break
gap
perforate
pierce
puncture

phrase hole up: to shut oneself up in secrecy

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hide out

Synonyms for hole

noun an opening into or through something

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aperture
bolt-hole
bullet hole
cranny
leak
opening
gap
ozone hole
perforation
rathole
knothole

noun an opening deliberately made in or through something

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air hole
armhole
bunghole
button hole
buttonhole
countersink
cup
ear hole
eye
eyelet
eyehole
finger hole
hawse
hawsehole
hawsepipe
keyhole
loophole
lubber's hole
manhole
mortice
mortise
mouth hole
nail hole
opening
peephole
spyhole
perforation
plughole
post hole
posthole
puncture
sound hole
thumbhole
vent
venthole
vent-hole
blowhole

noun one playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course

Synonyms

golf hole

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dogleg
golf course
links course
period of play
playing period
play

noun an unoccupied space

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space
pore

noun a depression hollowed out of solid matter

Synonyms

hollow

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burrow
tunnel
gopher hole
kettle hole
kettle
natural depression
depression
cavity
pit
chuckhole
pothole
rabbit burrow
rabbit hole
wormhole

noun a fault

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flaw
fault
defect

noun informal terms for a difficult situation

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kettle of fish
fix
jam
mess
muddle
pickle

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difficulty
dog's breakfast
dog's dinner

noun informal terms for the mouth

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cakehole
maw
yap
gob
trap

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Patient discussion about hole

HOLE

hole

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noun cavity

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noun opening

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noun burrow

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noun fault

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noun hovel

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noun predicament

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phrase hole up

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phrase pick holes in something

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noun a space in an otherwise solid mass

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noun an opening, especially in a solid structure

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noun an open space allowing passage

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noun a place used as an animal's dwelling

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noun an ugly, squalid dwelling

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noun a difficult, often embarrassing situation or condition

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verb to make a hole or other opening in

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phrase hole up: to shut oneself up in secrecy

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noun an opening into or through something

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noun an opening deliberately made in or through something

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noun one playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course

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noun an unoccupied space

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noun a depression hollowed out of solid matter

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noun a fault

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noun informal terms for a difficult situation

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noun informal terms for the mouth

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verb hit the ball into the hole

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verb make holes in

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