hole
/hoʊl/ verb C2- To make holes in (an object or surface). · Shrapnel holed the ship's hull.
- To destroy. · She completely holed the argument.
- To go into a hole.
- To drive into a hole, as an animal, or a billiard ball or golf ball. · Woods holed a standard three foot putt
- To cut, dig, or bore a hole or holes in. · to hole a post for the insertion of rails or bars
He/she/it holes · Past holed · Past participle holed · -ing form holing
Verb forms
- Base form
- hole
- He/she/it
- holes
- Past
- holed
- Past participle
- holed
- -ing form
- holing
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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A VERY HUNGRY FOX, seeing some bread and meat left by shepherds in the hollow of an oak, crept into the hole and made a hearty meal.
The anchor was instantly dropped, and the chain ran rattling through the port-hole.
But the Mouse reached his hole in safety.
Though the Bull dug into the walls with his horns, he tired before he could rout out the Mouse, and crouching down, went to sleep outside the hole.
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