hole

Definitions

1. noun

   A hollow place or cavity, an excavation, a pit, a dent, a depression, or a fissure.

   Examples

   • I made a blind hole in the wall for a peg.  I dug a hole and planted a tree in it.
   • To be called into a huge sphere, and not to be seen to move in't, are the holes where eyes should be, which pitifully disaster the cheeks.
2. noun

   An opening that goes all the way through a solid body, a fabric, etc.; a perforation; a rent.

   Examples

   • There’s a hole in my shoe.  Her stocking has a hole in it.
   • The priest took a chest, and bored a hole in the lid.
3. noun

   A subsurface standard-size hole, also called cup, hitting the ball into which is the object of play. Each hole, of which there are usually eighteen as the standard on a full course, is located on a prepared surface, called the green, of a particular type grass.

   Examples

   • He sank the putt into the hole from ten feet.
   • The flag marked the hole on the green.
4. noun

   The part of a game in which a player attempts to hit the ball into one of the holes.

   Examples

   • He birdied the first hole of the round.
   • She struggled on the tricky par-three hole.
5. noun

   The rear portion of the defensive team between the shortstop and the third baseman.

   Examples

   • The ball rolled through the hole for a single.
   • He hit a sharp grounder into the hole.
6. noun

   A square on the board, with some positional significance, that a player does not, and cannot in the future, control with a friendly pawn.

   Examples

   • He established a strong knight on the hole.
   • Controlling the hole gave her a lasting advantage.
7. noun

   A card (also called a hole card) dealt face down thus unknown to all but its holder; the status in which such a card is.

   Examples

   • He kept his hole hidden until the final bet.
   • She bluffed confidently despite a weak hole.
8. noun

   In the game of fives, part of the floor of the court between the step and the pepperbox.

   Examples

   • The ball rolled into the hole during the rally.
   • He aimed his shot toward the hole.
9. noun

   An excavation pit or trench.

   Examples

   • Workers dug a hole for the new foundation.
   • The crew filled the hole after laying the pipe.
10. noun

    A weakness or a flaw or ambiguity.

    Examples

    • I have found a hole in your argument.
    • But between the drinks and subtle things / The holes in my apologies, you know / I’m trying hard to take it back