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
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Synonyms and related words:
- a hole in one idiom
- birdie noun (GOLF)
- birdie verb
- bogey noun (GOLF)
- bogey verb
- dogleg noun
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