hole

/hoʊl/
verb
  1. To make a hole or holes in something.
    • The bullet holed the metal fence.
    • Be careful not to hole the boat when you drop the anchor.
    • The machine holes the leather for the shoelaces.
  2. To hit a golf ball into the hole.
    • She holed a long putt from across the green.
    • He holed the ball from the bunker to save par.
    • They watched as the champion holed the winning shot.
noun
  1. An empty space or opening in a solid object or surface.
    • The dog dug a deep hole in the backyard.
    • She poked a hole in the paper with her pencil.
    • There was a small hole in the wall where the nail used to be.
  2. A place where an animal lives, especially in the ground or in a tree.
    • The rabbit disappeared into its hole under the fence.
    • A woodpecker made a hole in the old oak tree.
    • The mouse scurried back to its hole in the wall.
  3. A difficult or unpleasant situation.
    • The team dug themselves into a hole by losing the first three games.
    • He found himself in a financial hole after losing his job.
    • She helped me get out of a hole when I was struggling with my project.
  4. A flaw or weak point in an argument, plan, or system.
    • The lawyer found a hole in the witness's story.
    • His theory has a big hole because it doesn't explain the data.
    • There is a hole in our security system that needs to be fixed.
  5. In golf, the cup on the green into which the ball is hit, or one of the sections of the course from tee to cup.
    • He played the front nine holes in under par.
    • The eighteenth hole is the most challenging on the course.
    • She sank the putt and finished the hole in three strokes.
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