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hole

(h/oU/l )

an opening into or through something(noun.object)

source: wordnet30
an opening deliberately made in or through something(noun.artifact)

source: wordnet30
one playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course(noun.artifact)

Example:
He played 18 holes.

Synonym:
golf hole

source: wordnet30
an unoccupied space(noun.shape)

source: wordnet30
a depression hollowed out of solid matter(noun.object)

Synonym:
hollow

source: wordnet30
a fault(noun.state)

Example:
He shot holes in my argument.

source: wordnet30
informal terms for a difficult situation(noun.state)

Synonym:
fix, jam, kettle of fish, mess, muddle, pickle

source: wordnet30
informal terms for the mouth(noun.body)

Synonym:
cakehole, gob, maw, trap, yap

source: wordnet30
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)

Synonym:
hole out

source: wordnet30
make holes in(verb.contact)

source: wordnet30
To cut, dig, or bore a hole or holes in; as, to hole a post for the insertion of rails or bars.(verb)

source: webster1913
To go or get into a hole.(verb)

source: webster1913

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