hole

[US]/həʊl/
[UK]/hol/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. an opening or hollow place in something; a cavity or tunnel
vi. to make a hole or opening in something
vt. to make a hole in something

Phrases & Collocations

black hole

mouse hole

rabbit hole

hole in

in the hole

make hole

bottom hole

in a hole

small hole

hole drilling

drill hole

drilling hole

big hole

in holes

open hole

hole diameter

slim hole

bore hole

through hole

long hole

Example Sentences

a hole in the clouds.

There is a hole in the wall.

fill the hole with earth

fill the hole with plaster

burn a hole in the rug.

to drill a hole in the wall

chop a hole in the ice.

workmen cut a hole in the pipe.

tore a hole in my stocking.

There's a hole in the heel of my stocking.

There is a hole in the toe of my sock.

They will hole a tunnel through the mountain.

The nail drove a hole in the tire.

the 72nd hole was do or die.

There are holes in your argument.

a hole in the bow of the ship made by a torpedo.

he had a hole in his sock.

Real-world Examples

The facial nerve exits the skull through a tiny hole called the stylomastoid foramen.

Source: Osmosis - Nerve

Around the water hole. - The water hole?

Source: The Lion King

The wells of the Sahara are mere holes dug in the sand.

Source: The Little Prince

The woodworker chiseled a hole in the wall.

Source: IELTS vocabulary example sentences

Hole in one, Mrs. Dunphy. Hole in one.

Source: Modern Family - Season 01

A mole has burrowed a hole in the sand.

Source: IELTS vocabulary example sentences

Both of them struck a dry hole.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Like cotton candy for your ear holes.

Source: The private playlist of a celebrity.

You got a hole in your pants.

Source: American Family Universal Parent-Child English

There's a big hole in the wall.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book One.

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