hole
- Noun. A hollow spot in a surface.
- Noun. An opening in a solid.
- Noun. (golf) A subsurface standard-size hole, also called cup, hitting the ball into which is the object of play. Each hole, of which there are usually eighteen as the standard on a full course, is located on a prepared surface, called the green, of a particular type grass.
- Noun. (golf) The part of a game in which a player attempts to hit the ball into one of the holes.
- Noun. (archeology, slang) An excavation pit or trench.
- Noun. (figuratively) A weakness, a flaw.
- Noun. (informal) A container or receptacle.
- Noun. (physics) In semiconductors, a lack of an electron in an occupied band behaving like a positively charged particle.
- Noun. (computing) A security vulnerability in software which can be taken advantage of by an exploit.
- Noun. (context, slang anatomy) An orifice, in particular the anus.
- Noun. (informal) A high-security prison cell, often used as punishment.
- Noun. (slang) An undesirable place to live or visit; a hovel.
- Noun. (baseball) The rear portion of the defensive team between the shortstop and the third baseman.
- Verb. (transitive) To make holes in (an object or surface).
- Verb. (transitive, by extension) To destroy.
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