hole
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an opening into or through something
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Sense 2 verb
hit the ball into the hole
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Sense 3 noun
an opening deliberately made in or through something
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Sense 4 verb
make holes in
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Sense 5 noun
one playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course
he played 18 holes
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Sense 6 noun
an unoccupied space
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Sense 7 noun
a depression hollowed out of solid matter
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Sense 8 noun
a fault
he shot holes in my argument
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Sense 9 noun
informal terms for a difficult situation
he got into a terrible fix
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Sense 10 noun
informal terms for the mouth
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Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | hole |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | holey |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | opening |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | aperture |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bolt-hole |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bullet hole |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cranny |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | leak |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | ozone hole |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | perforation |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | rathole |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | knothole |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | golf hole |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | golf |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | hit |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | hole |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | opening |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | air hole |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | armhole |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | bunghole |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | buttonhole |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | countersink |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | cup |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | ear hole |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | eye |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | eyelet |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | finger hole |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | finger hole |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | hawse |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | keyhole |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | loophole |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | lubber's hole |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | manhole |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | mortise |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | mouth hole |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | nail hole |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | eyehole |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | perforation |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | plughole |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | posthole |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | puncture |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | sound hole |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | thumbhole |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | vent |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | hole |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | hole |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | hollow out |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | hole |
| 5 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | golf course |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | playing period |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | dogleg |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | space |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | pore |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | hollow out |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | hollow |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | hollow |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | natural depression |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | burrow |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | gopher hole |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | kettle hole |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | pit |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | pothole |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | rabbit burrow |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | wormhole |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | flaw |
| 9 | hypernym | Types & categories | difficulty |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | dog's breakfast |
| 10 | hypernym | Types & categories | mouth |