English dictionary

hole

/h/oU/l/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

an opening into or through something

noun.object

Source: WordNet 3.0
an opening deliberately made in or through something

noun.artifact

Source: WordNet 3.0
one playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course

noun.artifact

Examples
He played 18 holes.

Synonyms golf hole

Source: WordNet 3.0
an unoccupied space

noun.shape

Source: WordNet 3.0
a depression hollowed out of solid matter

noun.object

Synonyms hollow

Source: WordNet 3.0
a fault

noun.state

Examples
He shot holes in my argument.

Source: WordNet 3.0
informal terms for a difficult situation

noun.state

Synonyms fix jam kettle of fish mess muddle pickle

Source: WordNet 3.0
informal terms for the mouth

noun.body

Synonyms cakehole gob maw trap yap

Source: WordNet 3.0
A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; an opening in or through a solid body, a fabric, etc.; a perforation; a rent; a fissure.

noun

Source: webster1913
A small cavity used in some games, usually one into which a marble or ball is to be played or driven; hence, a score made by playing a marble or ball into such a hole, as in golf.

noun

Source: webster1913

hit the ball into the hole

verb.contact

Synonyms hole out

Source: WordNet 3.0
make holes in

verb.contact

Source: WordNet 3.0
To cut, dig, or bore a hole or holes in; as, to <i>hole</i> a post for the insertion of rails or bars.

verb

Source: webster1913
To go or get into a hole.

verb

Source: webster1913