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hole
has definitions from the fields of sport,golf,anatomy,zoology,geography
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[ noun ] an opening into or through something
Used in print (The Sun, [Baltimore],...)Jackie_Brandt singled deep into the hole at short to start the rally . (Organic Gardening and Farming,...)I put a little scoop of pulverized phosphate rock or steamed bone_meal into each hole with the plant . (B. J. D. Meeuse, The Story of Pollination....)Most species seem to prefer a ready-made hollow such_as a deserted mouse_nest , a bird_house , or the hole made by a woodpecker ; some show a definite liking for making their nest in moss . After having mated , an Andrena female digs a hole straight down into the ground , forming a burrow about the size of a lead_pencil . (Glayds H. Barr, The Master of Geneva....)The sharp wind slapped at him and his feet felt like ice as the snow penetrated the holes of his shoes , his only ones , now patched with folded parchment . Related terms opening leak bullet_hole rathole ozone_hole cranny perforation bolt-hole perforation knothole aperture |
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[ noun ] an opening deliberately made in or through something
Used in print (The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)He just shot at the board and_then drew circles around the holes to form a bull's-eye . (Raymond C. Binder et al., editors, Proceedings...)A plug and a tube with holes in its cylindrical walls divided the chamber above the porous plug into two parts . (Jim Berry Pearson, The Maxwell Land Grant....)A bullet fired by one of the Mexicans hiding in a little chicken house had passed_through his head , tearing a hole two inches square on the outgoing side . Finding it true that he was not inside , the deputies returned to the first house and tore holes through the side and the roof until they could see a body on the bed covered by a blanket . |
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[ noun ] (sport,golf) one playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course
Synonyms Examples "he played 18 holes" Used in print (The New York Times,...)A_couple_of weeks ago , he scored a monstrous 12 on a par 5 hole . The world 's best golfer , shooting below par , came to the last hole of the opening round of the Los_Angeles_open with every intention of delivering a final crusher . On the narrow fairway of a 508 - yard hole , Arnold whipped into his second shot . It happened on the twelfth hole , a 155 - yarder . (John Cheever, "The Brigadier and the Golf Widow,"...)Then he played nine imaginary holes of golf , choosing his handicap , his irons , his stance , his opponents , and his weather in_detail , but the green of the links seemed faded in the light of his business worries . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (geography) a depression hollowed out of solid matter
Synonyms Used in print (Howard Fast, April Morning....)We tumbled to a stop in Deacon_Gordon 's cow hole , a low-lying bit of pasture with a muddy pool of water in its middle . (Bruce Palmer, "My Brother's Keeper", Many Are...)Why had he crossed the dark water , to bring_back a group of reclaimed soldiers or to skulk in a foul-smelling hole ? Related terms natural_depression pit burrow pothole rabbit_burrow wormhole gopher_hole kettle excavate |
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[ noun ] an unoccupied space
Used in print (Rocky Mountains News, [Denver, Colorado],...)Chico_Ruiz made a spectacular play on Alusik 's grounder in the hole in the fourth and Wert came_up with some good stops and showed a strong arm at third_base . (Harry H. Hull, "The Normal Forces and Their Ther...)The face of one block contained a hole 1 16 '' in diameter which led to a manometer for the measurement of the normal pressure . |
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[ verb ] make holes in
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[ noun ] informal terms for a difficult situation
Examples "he got into a terrible fix" "he made a muddle of his marriage" Related terms |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 13037
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