Meaning & Definition of Hole in English
English⟶
Hole
/hoʊl/
noun
1. An opening into or through something
synonym:
- hole
2. An opening deliberately made in or through something
synonym:
- hole
3. One playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course
- "He played 18 holes"
synonym:
- hole,
- golf hole
4. An unoccupied space
synonym:
- hole
5. A depression hollowed out of solid matter
synonym:
- hole,
- hollow
6. A fault
- "He shot holes in my argument"
synonym:
- hole
7. Informal terms for a difficult situation
- "He got into a terrible fix"
- "He made a muddle of his marriage"
synonym:
- fix,
- hole,
- jam,
- mess,
- muddle,
- pickle,
- kettle of fish
8. Informal terms for the mouth
synonym:
- trap,
- cakehole,
- hole,
- maw,
- yap,
- gob
verb
1. Hit the ball into the hole
synonym:
- hole,
- hole out
2. Make holes in
synonym:
- hole
Examples of using
We'd better get the hole in the screen fixed or the house will be full of flies.
The funeral procession reached the burial site, where a hole had been dug that smelled of fresh earth.
When I fell I tore a hole in the knee of my pants.