hole

  1. Noun.  A hollow spot in a surface.
  2. Noun.  An opening in a solid.
  3. 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.
  4. Noun.  (golf) The part of a game in which a player attempts to hit the ball into one of the holes.
  5. Noun.  (archeology, slang) An excavation pit or trench.
  6. Noun.  (figuratively) A weakness, a flaw.
  7. Noun.  (informal) A container or receptacle.
  8. Noun.  (physics) In semiconductors, a lack of an electron in an occupied band behaving like a positively charged particle.
  9. Noun.  (computing) A security vulnerability in software which can be taken advantage of by an exploit.
  10. Noun.  (context, slang anatomy) An orifice, in particular the anus.
  11. Noun.  (informal) A high-security prison cell, often used as punishment.
  12. Noun.  (slang) An undesirable place to live or visit; a hovel.
  13. Noun.  (baseball) The rear portion of the defensive team between the shortstop and the third baseman.
  14. Verb.  (transitive) To make holes in (an object or surface).
  15. Verb.  (transitive, by extension) To destroy.

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