n.
- an empty space in a solid body or surface.
▸an aperture.
▸a cavity on a golf course into which the ball must be hit.
- informal a small or unpleasant place.
▸an awkward situation.
- a flaw in a plan or argument.
- Physics a position from which an electron is absent, regarded as a mobile carrier of positive charge in a semiconductor.
v.
- make a hole or holes in.
- Golf hit (the ball) into a hole.
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(hole out)
Cricket (of a batsman) hit the ball to a fielder and be caught.
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(hole up)
informal hide oneself.
Phrase
- blow a hole in
ruin the effectiveness of. - in the hole
N. Amer. informal in debt. - in holes
worn and holey. - make a hole in
use a large amount of.
Derivative
Etymology
OE hol (n.), holian (v.), of Gmc origin.