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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.
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hole
(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.
Phrasal Verbs: To make a hole in something.
hole out Sports
To hit a golf ball into the hole.
hole up
Idiom: 1. To hibernate in or as if in a hole.
2. Informal To take refuge in or as if in a hideout.
in the hole
1. Having a score below zero.
2. In debt.
3. At a disadvantage.
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hole
(həʊl)n
1. an area hollowed out in a solid
2. an opening made in or through something
3. (Zoology) an animal's hiding place or burrow
4. informal an unattractive place, such as a town or a dwelling
5. informal a cell or dungeon
6. informal US a small anchorage
7. a fault (esp in the phrase pick holes in)
8. slang a difficult and embarrassing situation
9. (Games, other than specified) the cavity in various games into which the ball must be thrust
10. (Golf) (on a golf course)
a. the cup on each of the greens
b. each of the divisions of a course (usually 18) represented by the distance between the tee and a green
c. the score made in striking the ball from the tee into the hole
11. (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 charge
b. (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 fermion
12. in holes so worn as to be full of holes: his socks were in holes.
13. (Banking & Finance) in debt
14. (Card Games) (of a card, the hole card, in stud poker) dealt face down in the first round
15. 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.
vb
16. 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]
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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,
Idioms: a. to retire into a hole or cave for the winter.
b. to hide from or as if from pursuers; take refuge.
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.
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hole
Past participle: holed
Gerund: holing
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| Noun | 1. |  hole - an opening into or through somethingaperture - a natural opening in something bolt-hole - a hole through which an animal may bolt when pursued into its burrow or den bullet hole - a hole made by a bullet passing through it cranny - 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 ozone perforation - a hole made in something; "a perforation of the eardrum" rathole - a hole (as in the wall of a building) made by rats knothole - a hole in a board where a knot came out |
| 2. | hole - an opening deliberately made in or through something air hole - a hole that allows the passage of air armhole - a hole through which you put your arm and where a sleeve can be attached bunghole - a hole in a barrel or cask; used to fill or empty it button hole, buttonhole - a hole through which buttons are pushed countersink - a hole (usually in wood) with the top part enlarged so that a screw or bolt will fit into it and lie below the surface cup - 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 ears eye - 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 bar finger hole - a hole for inserting a finger finger hole - one of a series of holes in a woodwind instrument; pitch changes when a finger covers it keyhole - the hole where a key is inserted loophole - a small hole in a fortified wall; for observation or discharging weapons lubber's hole - hole in a platform on a mast through which a sailor can climb without going out on the shrouds manhole - a hole (usually with a flush cover) through which a person can gain access to an underground structure mouth hole - a hole (as in a ski mask) for the mouth nail hole - a hole left after a nail is removed opening - a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made; "they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door" perforation - a line of small holes for tearing at a particular place plughole - a hole into which a plug fits (especially a hole where water drains away) puncture - a small hole made by a sharp object sound hole - a hole in a soundboard (as of a violin) designed to resonate with the tones thumbhole - the hole in a woodwind that is closed and opened with the thumb | |
| 3. |  hole - one playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course; "he played 18 holes"dogleg - a golf hole with a sharp angle in the fairway golf course, links course - course consisting of a large landscaped area for playing golf period 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 space space - 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 matter gopher hole - a hole in the ground made by gophers kettle hole, kettle - (geology) a hollow (typically filled by a lake) that results from the melting of a mass of ice trapped in glacial deposits natural depression, depression - a sunken or depressed geological formation rabbit burrow, rabbit hole - a hole in the ground as a nest made by wild rabbits wormhole - hole made by a burrowing worm | |
| 6. | hole - a fault; "he shot holes in my argument" | |
| 7. |  hole - informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage"difficulty - 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 mouth, 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 hole golf, 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 holes hit - cause to move by striking; "hit a ball" |
| 2. | hole - make holes in |
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hole
noun
1. 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 jeans
4. fault, error, flaw, defect, loophole, discrepancy, inconsistency, fallacy There were some holes in that theory.
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 hook
pick 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.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
hole
noun2. An opening, especially in a solid structure:
hole up
Informal. To shut oneself up in secrecy:
Idioms: go underground, lay low.
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Translations
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dírajamkaproděravětudělat díruzahrát míček do jamky
hulgennemhulle
reikäaukkokolokuoppa
rupa
lyuk
gera gat áhitta í holuholahola, gathola; greni
穴
구멍
įmušti į duobutęįmušti kamuoliuką į duobutęprakiurdytipramušti skylę
alabedrecaurumsiedzīt bedrītēizrakt bedri
luknja
hål
รู
lỗ
hole
[həʊl]A. N
1. (gen) → agujero m, hoyo m; (in road) → bache m; (= gap, opening) → boquete m; (in wall, defences, dam) → brecha f; (= burrow) → madriguera f (Golf) → hoyo m
through a hole in the clouds → a través de un claro entre las nubes
to dig a hole → cavar un hoyo
these socks are full of holes → estos calcetines están llenos de agujeros
his argument is full of holes → sus argumentos están llenos de fallas
hole in the heart → soplo m cardíaco
his injury leaves a hole in the team → su lesión deja un vacío en el equipo
to make a hole in sth → hacer un agujero en algo
buying the car made a hole in his savings → la compra del coche le costó una buena parte de sus ahorros
to pick holes in sth (fig) → encontrar defectos en algo
to wear a hole in sth → agujerear algo
see also hole-in-the-wall
through a hole in the clouds → a través de un claro entre las nubes
to dig a hole → cavar un hoyo
these socks are full of holes → estos calcetines están llenos de agujeros
his argument is full of holes → sus argumentos están llenos de fallas
hole in the heart → soplo m cardíaco
his injury leaves a hole in the team → su lesión deja un vacío en el equipo
to make a hole in sth → hacer un agujero en algo
buying the car made a hole in his savings → la compra del coche le costó una buena parte de sus ahorros
to pick holes in sth (fig) → encontrar defectos en algo
to wear a hole in sth → agujerear algo
see also hole-in-the-wall
B. VT
2. [+ ball] (Golf) → meter en el hoyo (Snooker) → meter en la tronera
hole up VI + ADV → esconderse
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
hole
[ˈhəʊl] n
(in ground, wall) → trou m; (in clothing, fabric) → trou m; [rabbit, fox] → terrier m
hole in the heart → communication f interventriculaire
I needed that like a hole in the head! → j'avais bien besoin de ça !, je me serais bien passé de ça !
to be in a hole (= in a difficult situation) → être au fond du trou
hole in the heart → communication f interventriculaire
I needed that like a hole in the head! → j'avais bien besoin de ça !, je me serais bien passé de ça !
to be in a hole (= in a difficult situation) → être au fond du trou
(in argument, reasoning, plan) → faille f
to pick holes (= be critical) → chercher des poux
to pick holes in sth [+ argument, reasoning, plan] → chercher les failles de qch
to pick holes (= be critical) → chercher des poux
to pick holes in sth [+ argument, reasoning, plan] → chercher les failles de qch
(= place) → trou m
(GOLF) → trou m
vt
(= make a hole in) → trouer, faire un trou dans
(GOLF) to hole a putt → rentrer son putt
to get a hole in one → faire un trou en unhole in the wall hole-in-the-wall n (British) (= cash dispenser) → distributeur m de billets
hole up
vi → se terrerhole in one n (GOLF) → trou m en unto get a hole in one → faire un trou en unhole in the wall hole-in-the-wall n (British) (= cash dispenser) → distributeur m de billets
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
hole
n
(in clothes, bucket, ground etc) → Loch nt; to make or blow a hole in somebody’s savings → ein Loch in jds Ersparnisse reißen; to blow a hole in somebody’s plans → jds Pläne über den Haufen werfen (inf); to be full of holes (fig, plot, story) → viele Schwächen aufweisen; (argument, theory) → unhaltbar sein; I need that like I need a hole in the head (inf) → das ist das Letzte, was ich gebrauchen kann
(inf: = awkward situation) → Klemme f (inf), → Patsche f (inf); to be in a hole → in der Patsche or Klemme sitzen (inf); to get somebody out of a hole → jdm aus der Patsche or Klemme helfen (inf)
(vulg: = vagina) → Loch nt (vulg)
vt
hole
:hole-and-corner
adj → obskur, zwielichtig
hole in one
n (Golf) → Hole-in-One nt
hole in the heart
n → Loch nt → in der Herzscheidewand
hole-in-the-heart
hole-in-the-wall
n → (in die Wand eingebauter) Geldautomat m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
hole
[həʊl]1. n
a. (in ground, road, also) (Golf) → buca; (in wall, fence, clothes) → buco; (in dam, ship) → falla; (in defences) → breccia; (of rabbit, fox) → tana
to wear a hole in sth → usare qc tanto da farci un buco
to pick holes in (fig) (argument) → dimostrare che fa acqua
it made a hole in my savings → ha mangiato gran parte dei miei risparmi
to wear a hole in sth → usare qc tanto da farci un buco
to pick holes in (fig) (argument) → dimostrare che fa acqua
it made a hole in my savings → ha mangiato gran parte dei miei risparmi
b. (fig) (fam) (difficulty) to be in a hole → essere nei guai
she got me out of a hole → mi ha tirato fuori dai pasticci or dai guai
she got me out of a hole → mi ha tirato fuori dai pasticci or dai guai
c. (fam, pej) (place) → buco
2. vt → bucare (Golf) (ball) → mandare in buca
the boat was holed when it hit the rocks → quando la barca ha urtato gli scogli si è aperta una falla nello scafo
the boat was holed when it hit the rocks → quando la barca ha urtato gli scogli si è aperta una falla nello scafo
hole out vi + adv → andare in buca
hole up vi + adv → nascondersi, rifugiarsi
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
hole
(həul) noun1. an opening or gap in or through something. a hole in the fence; holes in my socks.
2. a hollow in something solid. a hole in my tooth; Many animals live in holes in the ground.
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.
verb1. to make a hole in. The ship was badly holed when it hit the rock.
2. to hit (a ball etc) into a hole. The golfer holed his ball from twelve metres away.
hole out verb to hit a golfball into a hole.
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hole
→ حُفْرَة díra hul Loch τρύπα agujero reikä trou rupa buco 穴 구멍 gat hull dziura buraco дыра hål รู delik lỗ 洞Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
hole
n. hueco, agujero.
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hole
n perforación f, hueco, agujeroEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.