English dictionary
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English noun: hole | |||
| 1. | hole (object) an opening into or through something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | gap, opening | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | aperture, bolt-hole, bullet hole, cranny, knothole, leak, ozone hole, perforation, rathole | ||
| 2. | hole (artifact) an opening deliberately made in or through something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | opening | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | air hole, armhole, blowhole, bunghole, button hole, buttonhole, countersink, cup, ear hole, eye, eyehole, eyehole, eyelet, finger hole, finger hole, hawse, hawsehole, hawsepipe, keyhole, loophole, lubber's hole, manhole, mortice, mortise, mouth hole, nail hole, peephole, perforation, plughole, post hole, posthole, puncture, sound hole, spyhole, thumbhole, vent, vent-hole, venthole | ||
| 3. | hole (artifact) one playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course | ||
| Samples | He played 18 holes. | ||
| Synonyms | golf hole | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | period of play, play, playing period | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | dogleg | ||
| Part meronym | golf course, links course | ||
| 4. | hole (shape) an unoccupied space | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | space | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | pore | ||
| 5. | hole (object) a depression hollowed out of solid matter | ||
| Synonyms | hollow | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | depression, natural depression | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | burrow, cavity, chuckhole, gopher hole, kettle, kettle hole, pit, pothole, rabbit burrow, rabbit hole, tunnel, wormhole | ||
| 6. | hole (state) a fault | ||
| Samples | He shot holes in my argument. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | defect, fault, flaw | ||
| 7. | hole (state) informal terms for a difficult situation | ||
| Samples | He got into a terrible fix. He made a muddle of his marriage. | ||
| Synonyms | fix, jam, kettle of fish, mess, muddle, pickle | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | difficulty | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | dog's breakfast, dog's dinner | ||
| 8. | hole (body) informal terms for the mouth | ||
| Synonyms | cakehole, gob, maw, trap, yap | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | mouth, oral cavity, oral fissure, rima oris | ||
English verb: hole | |||
| 1. | hole (contact) hit the ball into the hole | ||
| Synonyms | hole out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hit | ||
| Domain category | golf, golf game | ||
| 2. | hole (contact) make holes in | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | core out, hollow, hollow out | ||
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