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Dictionary definition · hole

noun

  1. an opening into or through something
  2. an opening deliberately made in or through something
  3. one playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course"he played 18 holes"
  4. an unoccupied space
  5. a depression hollowed out of solid matter
  6. a fault"he shot holes in my argument"
  7. informal terms for a difficult situation"he got into a terrible fix"
  8. informal terms for the mouth

verb

  1. hit the ball into the hole
  2. make holes in

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).