hole

/həʊl/ noun

Definition

SPACE [C] › a hollow space in something, or an opening in a surface: a bullet hole There's a hole in the roof. We dug a hole to plant the tree.

a rabbit/mouse, etc hole › a hollow space where a rabbit/mouse, etc lives

GOLF › a small, hollow space in the ground that you try to hit a ball into in a game of golf

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

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