Hole Həʊl Small I Noun Dug Deep Water

• he dug a deep hole in the garden.
• the bomb blew a huge hole in the ground.
• water had collected in the holes in the road.
• she drilled a small hole in the wall.

hole

1. a hollow space in something solid or in the surface of something
• SEE ALSO f-hole
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/f-hole
• He dug a deep hole in the garden.
• The bomb blew a huge hole in the ground.
• Water had collected in the holes in the road.
• She drilled a small hole in the wall.

Extra Examples

• I uprooted the tree and filled the hole with earth.
• The snake disappeared down a hole.
• There was water in the hole.
• We dug a deep hole to bury the animals in.
• We used cement to plug the holes.
• He managed to dig out a small snow hole.
• I've got a chocolate-bar-sized hole in my stomach.
2. a space or opening that goes all the way through something
• SEE ALSO black hole
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/black-hole
• We drilled a hole through the wall.
• The car was riddled with bullet holes.
• The old blankets were full of holes.
• There were holes in the knees of his trousers.
• There's a gaping hole in the ceiling and rain is pouring onto my desk.
• She punched two holes in each sheet of paper.
• The children climbed through a hole in the fence.

Extra Examples

• The figure cut a round black hole in the ice of a lake.
• He had worn a hole in the knees of his trousers.
• I used a skewer to make an extra hole in my belt.
• The missile had torn a jagged hole in the side of the ship.
• The wall was full of bullet holes.
• an operation for a hole in her heart
3. the home of a small animal
• COMPARE foxhole
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/foxhole
• a mouse hole
• The story begins with Alice falling down a rabbit hole.
4. an unpleasant place to live or be in
• SYNONYM dump
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/dump_1
• I am not going to bring up my child in this hole.
5. a hollow in the ground that you must get the ball into; one of the sections of a golf course with the tee at the beginning and the hole at the end
• The ball rolled into the hole and she had won.
• an eighteen-hole golf course
• He liked to play a few holes after work.
• She won the first hole.
• She won by one hole.
6. a fault or weakness in something such as a plan, law or story
• SEE ALSO loophole
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/loophole
• I don't believe what she says—her story is full of holes.
• He was found not guilty because of holes in the prosecution case.
7. a place or position that needs to be filled because somebody/something is no longer there
• After his wife left, there was a gaping hole in his life.
• Buying the new equipment left a big hole in the company's finances.
8. a secret advantage, for example a piece of information or a skill, that you are ready to use if you need to
9. if money burns a hole in your pocket, you want to spend it as soon as you have it
10. to get yourself into a bad situation that will be very difficult to get out of
11. in a difficult situation
• He had got himself into a hole and it was going to be difficult to get out of it.
12. owing money
• We start the current fiscal year $30 million in the hole.
13. to use up a large amount of something that you have, especially money
• School fees can make a big hole in your savings.
14. to find the weak points in something such as a plan, suggestion, etc.
• It was easy to pick holes in his arguments.
15. a person who does not feel happy or comfortable in a particular situation, or who is not suitable for it

Word Origin

• Old English hol (noun), holian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch hol (noun) ‘cave’, (adjective) ‘hollow’, and German hohl ‘hollow’, from an Indo-European root meaning ‘cover, conceal’.