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hole

/ˈhoʊl/

US UK

noun

plural holes

[count] :an opening into or through something

I have a hole in my sock.

He fixed the hole in the roof.

a bullet hole

make/poke/drill a hole

a mouse hole in the wall

[count] a hollow place in the ground

The dog dug a deep/shallow hole. - see also foxhole, swimming hole, water hole

a place in the ground where an animal lives

a rabbit hole

[count] golf

the cup into which the ball is hit

Her putt rolled right into the hole.

one of the separate parts of a golf course that includes a tee and a green

She made a birdie on the seventh hole.

The course has 18 holes.

[count] :a flaw or weakness

There are plenty of holes in the theory.

There are a couple of holes in their defense.

The police were unable to poke any holes in his story. [=to find evidence showing that his story was not true] - see also loophole

[singular] informal

a difficult or embarrassing situation

He's in trouble and needs someone to help get/dig him out of this hole. [=fix, jam]

They found themselves in a hole, trailing by 10 points with not much time left in the game.

b US :the state of owing or losing money

She gave them a loan to help get them out of their financial hole. [=debt]

He was hundreds of dollars in the hole [=he owed hundreds of dollars] by the end of the night.

[count] - used to describe a situation in which someone or something is gone or missing

When their daughter went to college, it left/made a big hole in their lives. [=they missed their daughter very much when she went to college]

informal

[count] :a dirty and unpleasant place

I can't believe he lives there! It's such a hole! - see also hellhole

b the hole US :a prison cell where a prisoner who is being punished is kept alone

He spent a month in the hole. [=(more formally) in solitary confinement]

[count] a baseball :an open area between two fielders

He hit a grounder that went through the hole between the first and second basemen.

He hit a sharp ground ball into the hole. [=the area between the shortstop and third baseman]

b American football :an open area between defenders that allows an offensive player to move the ball forward

a running back skilled at finding holes

an ace in the hole

xem ace

like a hole in the head

informal

If you do not need something at all, you can say that you need it like a hole in the head.

She already has too many shoes. She needs another pair like a hole in the head.

punch holes in

informal :to weaken (an argument, idea, etc.) by proving that parts of it are wrong

Lawyers tried to punch holes in her argument.

verb

holes; holed; holing

golf :to hit (the ball) into the hole [+ obj]

She holed a long putt for a birdie. [no obj]

+ out

She waited for her partner to hole out [=to finish putting the ball into the hole] before she putted.

hole up

[phrasal verb] informal :to stay in a place hidden or apart from other people

The criminals holed up in a downtown motel for a few days.

The band holed up in the recording studio to record their album.

You can hole up in a place or be/stay holed up in a place.

The band was/stayed holed up in the recording studio.

* Các từ tương tự:
hole in one, hole-in-the-wall, holey