Hole

/hoʊl/

Meaning & Definition

noun

A cavity or space in something.

The mouse burrowed into a hole in the garden.

A difficult or awkward situation.

He found himself in a financial hole after making bad investments.

In golf, the term for the cup that the ball is played into.

She sank the ball into the hole for her first birdie.

A hollow place in a solid body or surface.

She accidentally stepped into a hole in the ground.

An opening through something.

There was a hole in the wall where the pipe used to be.

Middle English hol, from Old English holh; related to Old Norse hol, hole.

black hole:

A region of space with a gravitational pull so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape.

a hole in the ground:

A place where dirt has been removed, creating a depression on the surface.

dig a hole:

To create a cavity in the ground, often used figuratively for creating problems.

An unpleasant or difficult situation.

I'm really in a hole after that last financial hit.

A derogatory term for a person's home or living space.

I can't believe you live in this hole!