Meaning of hole In English

• 0 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.

  • an 18-hole course

• 1 a place in the ground where a small animal lives:

  • a mouse/rabbit/fox hole

  • What a hole that house was - I'm so pleased we moved.

• 2 a mistake or problem in an argument, discussion, plan, etc.:

  • The new proposal has several holes in it.

• 3 to make a hole in something, especially a ship or boat:

  • A torpedo holed the ship below the water and it quickly sank.

• 4 an empty space or opening in an object:

  • We dug a hole to plant the tree.

  • My sweater has a hole in it.

  • The new proposal is full of holes.

  • the seventh hole

• 5 a difficult situation:

  • Without their starting quarterback, the team is in a (bit of a) hole.

• 6 a loss or an amount that cannot be explained:

  • He's a fund manager who has fashioned a career by finding the holes in financial statements.

  • The company has revealed a £20m hole in its pension fund because of collapsing share markets.

• 7 to be in a difficult situation:

  • We've lost the order and we're in a bit of a hole.

• 8 in debt:

  • the account is $143 in the hole

• 9 to reduce an amount of money by a lot:

  • The price of travel can make a hole in even the deepest pocket.