1a hollow place in a solid body or surface:the dog had dug a hole in the ground
an aperture passing through something:he had a hole in his sock
a cavity or receptacle on a golf course, typically one of eighteen or nine, into which the ball must be hit.
one of the sections of a golf course or the divisions of play in a game of golf:Stephen lost the first three holes to Eric
an animal’s burrow:a fox’s hole
[in place names] a valley:Seaton Hole
Physics a position from which an electron is absent, especially one regarded as a mobile carrier of positive charge in a semiconductor.
2a place or position that needs to be filled because someone or something is no longer there:she is missed terribly and her death has left a hole in all our lives
a shortcoming, weakness, or flaw in a plan, argument, etc.:intriguing as it sounds, the theory is full of holes
3 informal an unpleasant place:she had wasted a whole lifetime in this hole of a town
an awkward situation:the team are in a bit of a hole and it’s a case of seeing if they can dig themselves out
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1make a hole or holes in:a fuel tank was holed by the attack and a fire started
2 Golf hit (the ball) into a hole:George holed a six-iron shot from the fairway [no object]:he holed out for a birdie
blow a hole in
ruin the effectiveness of:the amendment could blow a hole in the legislation
in the hole
North American informal in debt:we’re still three thousand dollars in the hole
in holes
worn so much that holes have formed:my clothes are in holes
make a hole in
use a large amount of:holidays can make a big hole in your savings
need something like a hole in the head
informal used to emphasize that someone has absolutely no need or desire for something:the government needs another reorganization like a hole in the head
hole out
1 Cricket (of a batsman) hit the ball to a fielder and be caught.
2 Golf send the ball into a hole.
hole up
informal hide oneself:I holed up for two days in a tiny cottage in Snowdonia
