Hole
noun
A hollow space in a solid object or surface.
There's a hole in my sock.
Often appears as...
- hole in the wall
- hole in the ground
noun
A place of empty, missing, or unoccupied.
Her departure left a big hole in his life.
Often appears as...
- fill a hole
- gap
noun
An awkward and potentially damaging situation.
He fell into a hole of financial debt.
Often appears as...
- falling into a hole
- dug a hole
noun
In golf, the target where the ball is aimed.
He hit the golf ball into the hole.
Often appears as...
- hole in one
- golf hole
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Sport
noun
A concept in physics, especially in electronic theory.
In a semiconductor, an electron vacancy is often referred to as a hole.
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Technical
noun
A hollow space in a solid object or surface.
There's a hole in my sock.
Often appears as...
- hole in the wall
- hole in the ground
noun
A place of empty, missing, or unoccupied.
Her departure left a big hole in his life.
Often appears as...
- fill a hole
- gap
noun
An awkward and potentially damaging situation.
He fell into a hole of financial debt.
Often appears as...
- falling into a hole
- dug a hole
noun
In golf, the target where the ball is aimed.
He hit the golf ball into the hole.
Often appears as...
- hole in one
- golf hole
Usage tips
Sport
noun
A concept in physics, especially in electronic theory.
In a semiconductor, an electron vacancy is often referred to as a hole.
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Technical
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Object
Often refers to a physical gap, like in clothing or surfaces, and can be seen or touched.
She pointed to the hole in the wall.
Pro Tip 2/3Need for Repair
Used to suggest that something is damaged and needs fixing or mending.
I need to patch the hole in my jeans.
Pro Tip 3/3Literal Use
Typically not used metaphorically; it signifies an actual opening or cavity.
He dug a hole to plant the tree.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Object
Often refers to a physical gap, like in clothing or surfaces, and can be seen or touched.
She pointed to the hole in the wall.
Pro Tip 2/3Need for Repair
Used to suggest that something is damaged and needs fixing or mending.
I need to patch the hole in my jeans.
Pro Tip 3/3Literal Use
Typically not used metaphorically; it signifies an actual opening or cavity.
He dug a hole to plant the tree.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Object
Often refers to a physical gap, like in clothing or surfaces, and can be seen or touched.
She pointed to the hole in the wall.
Pro Tip 2/3Need for Repair
Used to suggest that something is damaged and needs fixing or mending.
I need to patch the hole in my jeans.
Pro Tip 3/3Literal Use
Typically not used metaphorically; it signifies an actual opening or cavity.
He dug a hole to plant the tree.
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The loathsome, lethal...
Then the bug will use its serrated mandibles to carve a little hole in your skin, allowing it to probe around with its proboscis, searching for a blood vessel. When it hits one, the lucky parasite can suck two to three times its weight in blood. Turns out we don't really like that too much. In fact, humans hate mosquitos so much that we spend billions of dollars worldwide
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Party Hole PIPE National...
frankly that's really not my kind of hole I get to dig whatever kind of hole I want on this episode and if I'm digging the hole I want it to be one where I can kick back and chill out and watch the world go by and not be plunged into utter darkness ladies and gentlemen this is called a party hole I designed
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Why the buildings of the...
that's as muscly and sinewy as the animals it's designed to observe. And it means that a building doesn't have to be beautiful to be lovable, like this ugly little building in Spain, where the architects dug a hole, packed it with hay, and then poured concrete around it,
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Plato’s Allegory of the...
Perhaps one day, a glimmer of light may punch a hole in your most basic assumptions. Will you break free to struggle towards the light, even if it costs you your friends and family, or stick with comfortable and familiar illusions? Truth or habit? Light or shadow?
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Why are we so attached...
During the experiment, they perceived the hole as being about a centimeter larger than controlled participants using a standard putter and they sank slightly more putts. Although feelings of ownership emerge early in life, culture also plays a part.
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Giving checkmate is...
even making a single move you may ask how is that possible right it's because I had great respect for his chess and psychology is very big part of the game imagine Kasparov walks into the playing hole and sits down opposite to you I had
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Are Crows the Ultimate...
Imagine that you're a crow. Here's your food in a deep hole. How would you go about, with the tools available to you on this table, solving this problem? The bird's tool kit includes a short stick hanging on a piece of string,
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Filming Antarctica's...
when you go below the ice you sort of drop down this drilled hole down into the world below all of a sudden you're sort of looking out on this incredible vista the water is gin clear and you can see
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Birds Feast on Bee Swarm...
Gila woodpeckers nest in holes they've drilled in the trunks of giant cacti. Cactus wrens and thrashers like to build their nests among as many spines as possible to protect their chicks.
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The surprising cause of...
The biggest hole in this theory was that antiacids only provide temporary relief. We now know that some rare ulcers are indeed caused by too much hydrochloric acid.
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The loathsome, lethal...
Then the bug will use its serrated mandibles to carve a little hole in your skin, allowing it to probe around with its proboscis, searching for a blood vessel. When it hits one, the lucky parasite can suck two to three times its weight in blood. Turns out we don't really like that too much. In fact, humans hate mosquitos so much that we spend billions of dollars worldwide
Video examples
Party Hole PIPE National...
frankly that's really not my kind of hole I get to dig whatever kind of hole I want on this episode and if I'm digging the hole I want it to be one where I can kick back and chill out and watch the world go by and not be plunged into utter darkness ladies and gentlemen this is called a party hole I designed
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Why the buildings of the...
that's as muscly and sinewy as the animals it's designed to observe. And it means that a building doesn't have to be beautiful to be lovable, like this ugly little building in Spain, where the architects dug a hole, packed it with hay, and then poured concrete around it,
Video examples
Plato’s Allegory of the...
Perhaps one day, a glimmer of light may punch a hole in your most basic assumptions. Will you break free to struggle towards the light, even if it costs you your friends and family, or stick with comfortable and familiar illusions? Truth or habit? Light or shadow?
Video examples
Why are we so attached...
During the experiment, they perceived the hole as being about a centimeter larger than controlled participants using a standard putter and they sank slightly more putts. Although feelings of ownership emerge early in life, culture also plays a part.
Video examples
Giving checkmate is...
even making a single move you may ask how is that possible right it's because I had great respect for his chess and psychology is very big part of the game imagine Kasparov walks into the playing hole and sits down opposite to you I had
Video examples
Are Crows the Ultimate...
Imagine that you're a crow. Here's your food in a deep hole. How would you go about, with the tools available to you on this table, solving this problem? The bird's tool kit includes a short stick hanging on a piece of string,
Video examples
Filming Antarctica's...
when you go below the ice you sort of drop down this drilled hole down into the world below all of a sudden you're sort of looking out on this incredible vista the water is gin clear and you can see
Video examples
Birds Feast on Bee Swarm...
Gila woodpeckers nest in holes they've drilled in the trunks of giant cacti. Cactus wrens and thrashers like to build their nests among as many spines as possible to protect their chicks.
Video examples
The surprising cause of...
The biggest hole in this theory was that antiacids only provide temporary relief. We now know that some rare ulcers are indeed caused by too much hydrochloric acid.
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Mary J. Blige
American Musician
I cannot save the world; that's not what I'm trying to do. I guess I'm just trying to walk the walk and be an example to those that want it. Not everybody does, but if Mary J. Blige can come out of that same hole you were in, then you can do it, too - that's my goal: to do that without saying it, but actually live it.
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Gene Robinson
American Clergyman
You know, we live in a time when if somebody wants to kill you, they're going to kill you, and you can either go in a hole and, you know, pull the roof in over you, or you just continue putting one foot in front of the other and hope that you're doing some good in the world.
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Adwoa Aboah
British Model
No one had ever educated me on mental health. I really didn't understand why I would be feeling high on life, and everything was brilliant, and then suddenly I would be crashing into a deep hole.
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Jenny Offill
American Author
Always the danger for me in life and in art is not to be brave. I am not a naturally brave person. I have to will myself not to hole up in my house and read my life away.
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Jayson Blair
American Journalist
Some people it seems to me would like for me to crawl in a hole and disappear forever. That's just not in my nature.
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Paula Deen
American Chef
I don't want to spend my life not having good food going into my pie hole. That hole was made for pies.
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Sarah J. Maas
American Author
Once I fall in love, finishing a story leaves a hole in my heart. The characters become your friends.
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Logan Paul
American Celebrity
No matter how many people want me to crawl in a hole and die forever, I'm not going to do that.
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Isaac Herzog
Israeli Politician
Auschwitz will forever remain the black hole of the entire human history.
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Tuesday Weld
American Actress
It seems the brighter you are, the deeper the hole you get into.
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Mary J. Blige
American Musician
I cannot save the world; that's not what I'm trying to do. I guess I'm just trying to walk the walk and be an example to those that want it. Not everybody does, but if Mary J. Blige can come out of that same hole you were in, then you can do it, too - that's my goal: to do that without saying it, but actually live it.
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Gene Robinson
American Clergyman
You know, we live in a time when if somebody wants to kill you, they're going to kill you, and you can either go in a hole and, you know, pull the roof in over you, or you just continue putting one foot in front of the other and hope that you're doing some good in the world.
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Adwoa Aboah
British Model
No one had ever educated me on mental health. I really didn't understand why I would be feeling high on life, and everything was brilliant, and then suddenly I would be crashing into a deep hole.
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Jenny Offill
American Author
Always the danger for me in life and in art is not to be brave. I am not a naturally brave person. I have to will myself not to hole up in my house and read my life away.
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Jayson Blair
American Journalist
Some people it seems to me would like for me to crawl in a hole and disappear forever. That's just not in my nature.
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Paula Deen
American Chef
I don't want to spend my life not having good food going into my pie hole. That hole was made for pies.
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Sarah J. Maas
American Author
Once I fall in love, finishing a story leaves a hole in my heart. The characters become your friends.
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Logan Paul
American Celebrity
No matter how many people want me to crawl in a hole and die forever, I'm not going to do that.
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Isaac Herzog
Israeli Politician
Auschwitz will forever remain the black hole of the entire human history.
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Tuesday Weld
American Actress
It seems the brighter you are, the deeper the hole you get into.
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