hole (h l)n. 1. A hollowed place in something solid; a cavity or pit: dug a hole in the ground with a shovel. 2. a. An opening or perforation: a hole in the clouds; had a hole in the elbow of my sweater. b. Sports An opening in a defensive formation, such as the area of a baseball infield between two adjacent fielders. c. A fault or flaw: There are holes in your argument. 3. A deep place in a body of water. 4. An animal's hollowed-out habitation, such as a burrow. 5. An ugly, squalid, or depressing dwelling. 6. A deep or isolated place of confinement; a dungeon. 7. An awkward situation; a predicament. 8. Sports a. The small pit lined with a cup into which a golf ball must be hit. b. One of the divisions of a golf course, from tee to cup. 9. Physics A vacant position in a crystal left by the absence of an electron, especially a position in a semiconductor that acts as a carrier of positive electric charge. Also called electron hole. v. holed, hol·ing, holes v.tr. 1. To put a hole in. 2. To put or propel into a hole. v.intr. Phrasal Verbs: To make a hole in something. hole out Sports To hit a golf ball into the hole. hole up Idiom: 1. To hibernate in or as if in a hole. 2. Informal To take refuge in or as if in a hideout. in the hole 1. Having a score below zero. 2. In debt. 3. At a disadvantage. [Middle English, from Old English hol; see kel-1 in Indo-European roots.] |
hole [həʊl]
n
1. an area hollowed out in a solid
2. an opening made in or through something
3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) an animal's hiding place or burrow
4. Informal an unattractive place, such as a town or a dwelling
5. Informal a cell or dungeon
6. US informal a small anchorage
7. a fault (esp in the phrase pick holes in)
8. Slang a difficult and embarrassing situation
9. (Group Games / Games, other than specified) the cavity in various games into which the ball must be thrust
10. (Individual Sports & Recreations) (on a golf course)
a. the cup on each of the greens
b. each of the divisions of a course (usually 18) represented by the distance between the tee and a green
c. the score made in striking the ball from the tee into the hole
11. (Physics / General Physics) Physics
a. a vacancy in a nearly full band of quantum states of electrons in a semiconductor or an insulator. Under the action of an electric field holes behave as carriers of positive charge
b. (as modifier) hole current
c. a vacancy in the nearly full continuum of quantum states of negative energy of fermions. A hole appears as the antiparticle of the fermion
in holes so worn as to be full of holes his socks were in holes
in the hole Chiefly US
a. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) in debt
b. (Group Games / Card Games) (of a card, the hole card, in stud poker) dealt face down in the first round
make a hole in to consume or use a great amount of (food, drink, money, etc.) to make a hole in a bottle of brandy
vb
1. to make a hole or holes in (something)
2. (Individual Sports & Recreations) (when intr, often foll by out) Golf to hit (the ball) into the hole
[Old English hol; related to Gothic hulundi, German Höhle, Old Norse hylr pool, Latin caulis hollow stem; see hollow]
| hole (hl) A gap, usually the valence band of an insulator or semiconductor, that would normally be filled with one electron. If an electron accelerated by a voltage moves into a gap, it leaves a gap behind it, and in this way the hole itself appears to move through the substance. Even though holes are in fact the absence of a negatively charged particle (an electron), they can be treated theoretically as positively charged particles, whose motion gives rise to electric current. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  hole - an opening into or through somethingaperture - a natural opening in something bolt-hole - a hole through which an animal may bolt when pursued into its burrow or den bullet hole - a hole made by a bullet passing through it cranny - a small opening or crevice (especially in a rock face or wall) leak - an accidental hole that allows something (fluid or light etc.) to enter or escape; "one of the tires developed a leak" opening, gap - an open or empty space in or between things; "there was a small opening between the trees"; "the explosion made a gap in the wall" ozone hole - an area of the ozone layer (near the poles) that is seasonally depleted of ozone perforation - a hole made in something; "a perforation of the eardrum" rathole - a hole (as in the wall of a building) made by rats knothole - a hole in a board where a knot came out |
| 2. | hole - an opening deliberately made in or through something air hole - a hole that allows the passage of air armhole - a hole through which you put your arm and where a sleeve can be attached bunghole - a hole in a barrel or cask; used to fill or empty it button hole, buttonhole - a hole through which buttons are pushed countersink - a hole (usually in wood) with the top part enlarged so that a screw or bolt will fit into it and lie below the surface cup - the hole (or metal container in the hole) on a golf green; "he swore as the ball rimmed the cup and rolled away"; "put the flag back in the cup" ear hole - a hole (as in a helmet) for sound to reach the ears eye - a small hole or loop (as in a needle); "the thread wouldn't go through the eye" eyelet, eyehole - a small hole (usually round and finished around the edges) in cloth or leather for the passage of a cord or hook or bar finger hole - a hole for inserting a finger finger hole - one of a series of holes in a woodwind instrument; pitch changes when a finger covers it keyhole - the hole where a key is inserted loophole - a small hole in a fortified wall; for observation or discharging weapons lubber's hole - hole in a platform on a mast through which a sailor can climb without going out on the shrouds manhole - a hole (usually with a flush cover) through which a person can gain access to an underground structure mouth hole - a hole (as in a ski mask) for the mouth nail hole - a hole left after a nail is removed opening - a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made; "they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door" perforation - a line of small holes for tearing at a particular place plughole - a hole into which a plug fits (especially a hole where water drains away) puncture - a small hole made by a sharp object sound hole - a hole in a soundboard (as of a violin) designed to resonate with the tones thumbhole - the hole in a woodwind that is closed and opened with the thumb | |
| 3. |  hole - one playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course; "he played 18 holes"dogleg - a golf hole with a sharp angle in the fairway golf course, links course - course consisting of a large landscaped area for playing golf period of play, playing period, play - (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds; "rain stopped play in the 4th inning" | |
| 4. | hole - an unoccupied space space - an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things); "the architect left space in front of the building"; "they stopped at an open space in the jungle"; "the space between his teeth" pore - any tiny hole admitting passage of a liquid (fluid or gas) | |
| 5. | hole - a depression hollowed out of solid matter gopher hole - a hole in the ground made by gophers kettle hole, kettle - (geology) a hollow (typically filled by a lake) that results from the melting of a mass of ice trapped in glacial deposits natural depression, depression - a sunken or depressed geological formation rabbit burrow, rabbit hole - a hole in the ground as a nest made by wild rabbits wormhole - hole made by a burrowing worm | |
| 6. | hole - a fault; "he shot holes in my argument" | |
| 7. | hole - informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage" difficulty - a condition or state of affairs almost beyond one's ability to deal with and requiring great effort to bear or overcome; "grappling with financial difficulties" dog's breakfast, dog's dinner - a poor job; a mess; "they made a real dog's breakfast of that job" | |
| 8. |  hole - informal terms for the mouth mouth, oral cavity, oral fissure, rima oris - the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge; "he stuffed his mouth with candy" | |
| Verb | 1. | hole - hit the ball into the hole golf, golf game - a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes hit - cause to move by striking; "hit a ball" |
| 2. | hole - make holes in |
hole
noun
1. cavity, depression, pit, hollow, pocket, chamber, cave, shaft, cavern, excavation He took a shovel, dug a hole, and buried his possessions.
2. opening, split, crack, break, tear, gap, rent, breach, outlet, vent, puncture, aperture, fissure, orifice, perforation They got in through a hole in the wall. kids with holes in the knees of their jeans
4. fault, error, flaw, defect, loophole, discrepancy, inconsistency, fallacy There were some holes in that theory.
5. (Informal) hovel, dump (informal), dive (slang), slum, joint (slang) Why don't you leave this awful hole and come to live with me?
6. (Informal) predicament, spot (informal), fix (informal), mess, jam (informal), dilemma, scrape (informal), tangle, hot water (informal), quandary, tight spot, imbroglio He admitted that the government was in 'a dreadful hole'.
hole up hide, shelter, take refuge, go into hiding, take cover, go to earth holing up in his Paris flat with the phone off the hook
pick holes in something criticize, knock (informal), rubbish (informal), put down, run down, slate (informal), slag (off) (slang), denigrate, disprove, disparage, diss (slang, chiefly U.S.), find fault with, bad-mouth (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), flame (informal), niggle at, cavil at, pull to pieces, asperse He then goes on to pick holes in the article.
Translations
hole [həʊl]
A. N
1. (gen) → agujero m, hoyo m; (in road) → bache m; (= gap, opening) → boquete m; (in wall, defences, dam) → brecha f; (= burrow) → madriguera f (Golf) → hoyo m
through a hole in the clouds → a través de un claro entre las nubes
to dig a hole → cavar un hoyo
these socks are full of holes → estos calcetines están llenos de agujeros
his argument is full of holes → sus argumentos están llenos de fallas
hole in the heart → soplo m cardíaco
his injury leaves a hole in the team → su lesión deja un vacío en el equipo
to make a hole in sth → hacer un agujero en algo
buying the car made a hole in his savings → la compra del coche le costó una buena parte de sus ahorros
to pick holes in sth (fig) → encontrar defectos en algo
to wear a hole in sth → agujerear algo
see also hole-in-the-wall
through a hole in the clouds → a través de un claro entre las nubes
to dig a hole → cavar un hoyo
these socks are full of holes → estos calcetines están llenos de agujeros
his argument is full of holes → sus argumentos están llenos de fallas
hole in the heart → soplo m cardíaco
his injury leaves a hole in the team → su lesión deja un vacío en el equipo
to make a hole in sth → hacer un agujero en algo
buying the car made a hole in his savings → la compra del coche le costó una buena parte de sus ahorros
to pick holes in sth (fig) → encontrar defectos en algo
to wear a hole in sth → agujerear algo
see also hole-in-the-wall
2. (fig) (= difficulty) → aprieto m, apuro m
to be in a hole → estar en un apuro or aprieto
he got me out of a hole → me sacó de un aprieto or apuro
to be in a hole → estar en un apuro or aprieto
he got me out of a hole → me sacó de un aprieto or apuro
3. (= dwelling, room) → cuchitril m, tugurio m (esp LAm); (= town) → poblacho m, pueblo m de mala muerte
B. VT
2. [+ ball] (Golf) → meter en el hoyo (Snooker) → meter en la tronera
C. VI (Golf) to hole in one → hacer un hoyo de un golpe
hole up VI + ADV → esconderse
hole [ˈhəʊl]
n
(in ground, wall) → trou m; (in clothing, fabric) → trou m; [rabbit, fox] → terrier m
hole in the heart → communication f interventriculaire
I needed that like a hole in the head! → j'avais bien besoin de ça !, je me serais bien passé de ça !
to be in a hole (= in a difficult situation) → être au fond du trou
hole in the heart → communication f interventriculaire
I needed that like a hole in the head! → j'avais bien besoin de ça !, je me serais bien passé de ça !
to be in a hole (= in a difficult situation) → être au fond du trou
(in argument, reasoning, plan) → faille f
to pick holes (= be critical) → chercher des poux
to pick holes in sth [+ argument, reasoning, plan] → chercher les failles de qch
to pick holes (= be critical) → chercher des poux
to pick holes in sth [+ argument, reasoning, plan] → chercher les failles de qch
(= place) → trou m
(GOLF) → trou m
vt
(= make a hole in) → trouer, faire un trou dans
(GOLF) to hole a putt → rentrer son putt
hole in one n (GOLF) → trou m en un
to get a hole in one → faire un trou en un
hole in the wall hole-in-the-wall n (British) (= cash dispenser) → distributeur m de billets
hole up
vi → se terrerhole in one n (GOLF) → trou m en un
to get a hole in one → faire un trou en un
hole in the wall hole-in-the-wall n (British) (= cash dispenser) → distributeur m de billets
hole
hole:
n
(in clothes, bucket, ground etc) → Loch nt; to make or blow a hole in somebody’s savings → ein Loch in jds Ersparnisse reißen; to blow a hole in somebody’s plans → jds Pläne über den Haufen werfen (inf); to be full of holes (fig, plot, story) → viele Schwächen aufweisen; (argument, theory) → unhaltbar sein; I need that like I need a hole in the head (inf) → das ist das Letzte, was ich gebrauchen kann
(inf: = awkward situation) → Klemme f (inf), → Patsche f (inf); to be in a hole → in der Patsche or Klemme sitzen (inf); to get somebody out of a hole → jdm aus der Patsche or Klemme helfen (inf)
(vulg: = vagina) → Loch nt (vulg)
vt
hole:
hole-and-corner
adj → obskur, zwielichtig
hole in one
n (Golf) → Hole-in-One nt
hole in the heart
n → Loch nt → in der Herzscheidewand
hole-in-the-heart
hole-in-the-wall
n → (in die Wand eingebauter) Geldautomat m
hole [həʊl]
hole [həʊl]
1. n
a. (in ground, road, also) (Golf) → buca; (in wall, fence, clothes) → buco; (in dam, ship) → falla; (in defences) → breccia; (of rabbit, fox) → tana
to wear a hole in sth → usare qc tanto da farci un buco
to pick holes in (fig) (argument) → dimostrare che fa acqua
it made a hole in my savings → ha mangiato gran parte dei miei risparmi
to wear a hole in sth → usare qc tanto da farci un buco
to pick holes in (fig) (argument) → dimostrare che fa acqua
it made a hole in my savings → ha mangiato gran parte dei miei risparmi
b. (fig) (fam) (difficulty) to be in a hole → essere nei guai
she got me out of a hole → mi ha tirato fuori dai pasticci or dai guai
she got me out of a hole → mi ha tirato fuori dai pasticci or dai guai
c. (fam, pej) (place) → buco
2. vt → bucare (Golf) (ball) → mandare in buca
the boat was holed when it hit the rocks → quando la barca ha urtato gli scogli si è aperta una falla nello scafo
the boat was holed when it hit the rocks → quando la barca ha urtato gli scogli si è aperta una falla nello scafo
hole out vi + adv → andare in buca
hole up vi + adv → nascondersi, rifugiarsi
hole [həʊl]
1. n
a. (in ground, road, also) (Golf) → buca; (in wall, fence, clothes) → buco; (in dam, ship) → falla; (in defences) → breccia; (of rabbit, fox) → tana
to wear a hole in sth → usare qc tanto da farci un buco
to pick holes in (fig) (argument) → dimostrare che fa acqua
it made a hole in my savings → ha mangiato gran parte dei miei risparmi
to wear a hole in sth → usare qc tanto da farci un buco
to pick holes in (fig) (argument) → dimostrare che fa acqua
it made a hole in my savings → ha mangiato gran parte dei miei risparmi
b. (fig) (fam) (difficulty) to be in a hole → essere nei guai
she got me out of a hole → mi ha tirato fuori dai pasticci or dai guai
she got me out of a hole → mi ha tirato fuori dai pasticci or dai guai
c. (fam, pej) (place) → buco
2. vt → bucare (Golf) (ball) → mandare in buca
the boat was holed when it hit the rocks → quando la barca ha urtato gli scogli si è aperta una falla nello scafo
the boat was holed when it hit the rocks → quando la barca ha urtato gli scogli si è aperta una falla nello scafo
hole out vi + adv → andare in buca
hole up vi + adv → nascondersi, rifugiarsi
n hole [həul]
1 an opening or gap in or through something a hole in the fence; holes in my socks. gat ثَقْب дупка díra hul das Loch τρύπα agujero auk سوراخ reikä trou חוֹר, בּוֹר छेद rupa lyuk lubang hola, gat buco 穴 구멍 skylė caurums lubang gat hull, sprekk dziura buraco gaură дыра diera luknja rupa hål รู delik 破洞 діра, дірка چھید، سوراخ lỗ thủng; lỗ hổng 破洞
2 a hollow in something solid a hole in my tooth; Many animals live in holes in the ground. gat جُحْر ، حُفْرَه дупка díra hul das Loch κοιλότητα, άνοιγμα cavidad auk, urg حفره reikä brèche; trou חוֹר छेद rupa, jama, udubina lyuk, üreg lubang (jarð)hola; greni cavità, buco 穴 단단한 것에 꺼진 곳 skylė, duobė, urvas caurums; bedre; ala lubang hol hull dziura, jama buraco gaură; vizuină дупло;нора diera luknja rupa hål, håla รู delik, oyuk, çukur 凹洞 діра; нора جانور کا بل hang; lỗ 洞
3 (in golf) (the point scored by the player who takes the fewest strokes to hit his ball over) any one of the usually eighteen sections of the golf course between the tees and the holes in the middle of the greens He won by two holes; We played nine holes. putjie حُفْرَة الغولف дупка jamka hul das Loch, der Punkt τρύπα (στο γκολφ) hoyo auk هر یک از هجده مرحله گلف reikä trou גוּמָה होल rupa lyuk (golfban) lubang hola buca ホール 티(tee)에서 컵까지의 코스, 거기에서 얻은 득점 duobutė lubang hole dołek buraco punct лунка; очко jamka zadetek; luknja rupa hål หลุม top çukuru (高爾夫球)球洞 очко, вигране, коли м'яч попадає в лунку за найменшої кількості ударів گولف میں گیند سمانے کا گڑھا lỗ đặt bóng （高尔夫球）得分
v
1 to make a hole in The ship was badly holed when it hit the rock. 'n gat maak, deurboor يَثْقُب пробивам udělat díru, proděravět gennemhulle durchlöchern τρυπώ agujerear (millessegi) auku tegema سوراخ كردن puhkaista trouer לְנַקֵב छेद बनाना naciniti rupu, probušiti (ki)lyukaszt melubangi gera gat á bucare; squarciare 穴をあける 구멍을 뚫다 pramušti skylę (kur), prakiurdyti izsist caurumu; izrakt bedri melubangkan een gat slaan in lage hull i, gjennomhulle podziurawić esburacar a găuri продырявливать; пробивать urobiť dieru preluknjati probušiti slå hål ขุดหลุม delik açmak 穿孔，鑿洞 продірявити; просвердлити سوراخ کرنا thủng 穿孔
2 to hit (a ball etc) into a hole The golfer holed his ball from twelve metres away. inslaan يُدْخِل كُرة الغولف في الحُفْرَه вкарвам в дупка zahrát míček do jamky slå i hul einlochen οδηγώ σε τρύπα (στο γκολφ) meter en el hoyo auku lööma در سوراخ راندن osua reikään envoyer la balle dans le trou לִקלוֹע לַגוָּמה गोल्फ में बाल पर चोट कर होल तक पहुंचाने की कोशिश करना ubaciti u rupu lyukba üt (golflabdát) memasukkan ke lubang hitta í holu mettere/mandare in buca 穴に打ち込む 공을 쳐서 구멍에 넣다 įmušti į duobutę iedzīt bedrītē (golfa bumbu) memasukkan bola ke dalam lubang een hole maken in golf trafić do dołka meter no buraco a introduce mingea în gaură загонять в лунку zahrať loptičku do jamky zadeti v luknjo ubaciti u rupu träffa hålet, slå bollen i hål เจาะรู vurup çukura sokmak 打(球)進洞 загнати в лунку گیند کو سوراخ میں ڈالنا đánh bóng vào lỗ （高尔夫球等）进入穴中
v hole out
to hit a golfball into a hole. inspeel, input يَضرِب الكُرَة في حُفْرَة الغولف вкарвам в дупка zahrát míček do jamky få i hul; slå i hul einlochen βάζω σε τρύπα (στο γκολφ) meter en el hoyo puttama گوي در سوراخ راندن osua reikään envoyer la balle dans le trou לִקלוֹע לַגוָּמה गोल्फ में बाल पर चोट कर होल तक पहुंचाने की कोशिश करना ubaciti u rupu lyukba üt memasukkan ke lubang slá golfkúlu í holu mettere in buca 穴に打ち込む 공을 쳐서 홀에 넣다 įmušti kamuoliuką į duobutę iedzīt bedrītē (golfa bumbu) memasukkan bola (golf) ke dalam lubang een hole maken in golf trafić piłką do dołka meter no buraco a introduce mingea în gaură загонять мяч в лунку zahrať loptičku do jamky zadeti v luknjo ubaciti loptu u rupu gå i hål ตีลุกลงหลุม (กีฬากอล์ฟ) vurup çukura sokmak 將高爾夫球打進洞 загнати в лунку گولف کی گیند کو سوراخ میں ڈالنا đánh bóng vào lỗ 将（高尔夫球）打入穴中
hole → حفرة díra hul Loch τρύπα agujero reikä trou rupa buco 穴 구멍 gat hull dziura buraco дыра hål รู delik lỗ 洞
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