hole

noun [C] (SPACE)

/həʊl/

/hoʊl/

Definition

B1 an empty space in an object, usually with an opening to the object's surface, or an opening that goes completely through an object: We dug a hole and planted the tree. My jumper's got a hole in it. Drill a hole through the back of the cupboard and pass the wires through.Holes, hollows and dipsCaves, cracks and crevices › in golf, one of the small circular spaces in the ground into which the ball is hitGolf › in golf, one of the usually 18 areas of play: an 18-hole courseGolf

(Definition of hole noun (SPACE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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