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an empty space in an object, usually with an opening to the object's surface, or an opening that goes completely through an object: dig a hole We dug a hole and planted the tree. hole in My jumper's got a hole in it. Drill a hole through the back of the cupboard and pass the wires through. Synonyms. cavity. chamber (SPACE) specialized. gap (SPACE)
The meaning of HOLE is an opening through something : perforation. How to use hole in a sentence.
Hole definition: an opening through something; gap; aperture. See examples of HOLE used in a sentence.
an empty space in an object, usually with an opening to the object's surface, or an opening that goes completely through an object: dig a hole We dug a hole and planted the tree. hole in My sweater has a hole in it. Drill a hole through the back of the cupboard and pass the wires through. Synonyms. cavity.
hole, cavity, excavation refer to a hollow place in anything. hole is the common word for this idea: a hole in turf. cavity is a more formal or scientific term for a hollow within the body or in a substance, whether with or without a passage outward: a cavity in a tooth; the cranial cavity.
[countable] a hollow space in something solid or in the surface of something. He dug a deep hole in the garden. hole in something 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. see also f-hole, sinkhole, swallow hole. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
n. 1. A hollowed place in something solid; a cavity or pit: dug a hole in the ground with a shovel. 2. a. An opening or perforation: a hole in the clouds; had a hole in the elbow of my sweater. b. Sports An opening in a defensive formation, such as the area of a baseball infield between two adjacent fielders. c.
