hole (n.)

  1. an opening into or through something

  2. an opening deliberately made in or through something

  3. one playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course; he played 18 holes

    [ Syn: golf hole ]

  4. an unoccupied space

  5. a depression hollowed out of solid matter

    [ Syn: hollow ]

  6. a fault; he shot holes in my argument'

  7. informal terms for a difficult situation; he got into a terrible fix; he made a muddle of his marriage

    [ Syn: fix , jam , mess , muddle , pickle , kettle of fish ]

  8. informal terms for the mouth

    [ Syn: trap , cakehole , maw , yap , gob ]

    hole (v.)

  1. hit the ball into the hole

    [ Syn: hole out ]

  2. make holes in

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