a hollow in something solid; a pit or cavity
a gap or opening right through something
I found out that the big toe always ends up making a hole in a sock; so I stopped wearing socks — Einstein
a small animal's underground home; a burrow
in various games played with a ball or balls, a cavity into which a ball must be struck
in golf, a lined cylindrical cavity in a putting green into which the ball is to be played
in golf, the section of the course, or the unit of play, from the tee to the hole
informal a small orn unpleasant place; a dump
informal an awkward situation
a deep place in a body of water
a vacant position in a substance, esp a semiconductor such as silicon, that was formerly occupied by an electron and can be regarded as equivalent to a positively charged particle
to spoil or wreck (a theory or scheme)
in golf, a shot from a tee that lands in the hole
a congenital heart defect in the form of an abnormal opening in the septum (partition) dividing the left and right sides of the heart, resulting in inadequate oxygenation of the blood
informal a poky little establishment, esp the premises of a tiny business concern
Brit an automatic cash machine set into the external wall of a bank, etc
in difficulties, esp of a financial kind
informal said of a garment, etc: so worn as to be full of holes
NAmer, informal in debt
to use up a lot of (a supply of money, food, or other resource)