Meaning of "hole" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD HOLE

Old English hol; related to Gothic hulundi, German Höhle, Old Norse hylr pool, Latin caulis hollow stem.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF HOLE

hole  [həʊl]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HOLE

Hole is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb hole in English.

WHAT DOES HOLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of hole in the English dictionary

The first definition of hole in the dictionary is an area hollowed out in a solid. Other definition of hole is an opening made in or through something. Hole is also an animal's hiding place or burrow.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO HOLE

PRESENT

Present

I hole

you hole

he/she/it holes

we hole

you hole

they hole

Present continuous

I am holing

you are holing

he/she/it is holing

we are holing

you are holing

they are holing

Present perfect

I have holed

you have holed

he/she/it has holed

we have holed

you have holed

they have holed

Present perfect continuous

I have been holing

you have been holing

he/she/it has been holing

we have been holing

you have been holing

they have been holing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I holed

you holed

he/she/it holed

we holed

you holed

they holed

Past continuous

I was holing

you were holing

he/she/it was holing

we were holing

you were holing

they were holing

Past perfect

I had holed

you had holed

he/she/it had holed

we had holed

you had holed

they had holed

Past perfect continuous

I had been holing

you had been holing

he/she/it had been holing

we had been holing

you had been holing

they had been holing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will hole

you will hole

he/she/it will hole

we will hole

you will hole

they will hole

Future continuous

I will be holing

you will be holing

he/she/it will be holing

we will be holing

you will be holing

they will be holing

Future perfect

I will have holed

you will have holed

he/she/it will have holed

we will have holed

you will have holed

they will have holed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been holing

you will have been holing

he/she/it will have been holing

we will have been holing

you will have been holing

they will have been holing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would hole

you would hole

he/she/it would hole

we would hole

you would hole

they would hole

Conditional continuous

I would be holing

you would be holing

he/she/it would be holing

we would be holing

you would be holing

they would be holing

Conditional perfect

I would have hole

you would have hole

he/she/it would have hole

we would have hole

you would have hole

they would have hole

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been holing

you would have been holing

he/she/it would have been holing

we would have been holing

you would have been holing

they would have been holing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you hole
we let´s hole
you hole

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to hole

Past participle

holed

Present Participle

holing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «HOLE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «hole» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of hole

aperture · boob · breach · break · burrow · calaboose · cave · cavern · cavity · cell · chamber · covert · crack · defect · den · depression · dilemma · discrepancy · dive · dump · dungeon · earth · error · excavation · fallacy · fault · fissure · fix · flaw · gap · hollow · hovel · imbroglio · inconsistency · jam · joint · lair · loophole · mess · nest · opening · orifice · oubliette · outlet · perforation · pit · pocket · predicament · prison · puncture · quandary · rent · retreat · scrape · shaft · shelter · slum · split · spot · tangle · tear · tight spot · vent

TRANSLATION OF HOLE

Find out the translation of hole to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of hole from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hole» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 洞
• Translator English - Spanish: agujero
• English: hole
• Translator English - Hindi: छेद
• Translator English - Arabic: حُفْرَة
• Translator English - Russian: дыра
• Translator English - Portuguese: buraco
• Translator English - Bengali: গর্ত
• Translator English - French: trou
• Translator English - Malay: Lubang
• Translator English - German: Loch
• Translator English - Japanese: 穴
• Translator English - Korean: 구멍
• Translator English - Javanese: Bolongan
• Translator English - Vietnamese: lỗ
• Translator English - Tamil: துளை
• Translator English - Marathi: भोक
• Translator English - Turkish: delik
• Translator English - Italian: buco
• Translator English - Polish: dziura
• Translator English - Ukrainian: діра
• Translator English - Romanian: gaură
• Translator English - Greek: τρύπα
• Translator English - Afrikaans: gat
• Translator English - Swedish: hål
• Translator English - Norwegian: hull

10 QUOTES WITH «HOLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word hole.

1

Marina Abramovic

Woody Allen has a wonderful line: 'Today I'm a star. What will I be tomorrow? A black hole?' That's very important to know - that you have the moment, then you lose the moment. You have to see your chances, you have to take them, and you also have to see when you don't have chances to take.

2

Wes Anderson

I usually set aside a lot of time in advance of a movie with important roles for kids to search, but when you have great ones, they can be a real ace in the hole.

3

Carol Anshaw

I think we are all coming to realize the web in all its manifestations is a sucking time hole.

4

Lysette Anthony

I grew up not seeing my father, and it is a hole in my heart that will never heal.

5

Randy Bachman

To add an AC outlet, for example, you just drill a circular hole in the wall, tap into the wiring, add the outlet and you're set. If you don't want it, pull it out and plaster over it with more earth to seal the hole.

6

Thomas P.M. Barnett

The Marines are like my West Highland Terrier. They get up every morning, they want to dig a hole, and they want to kill something.

7

Clara Barton

I wonder if a soldier ever does mend a bullet hole in his coat?

8

Daniel Berrigan

The arms race is worse than it ever was, the dumping of creation down a military rat hole is worse than it ever was, the wars across the earth are worse than they ever were.

9

Jayson Blair

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.

10

Big Boi

The world is really run by the Web. There's so much information out there that you can click and keep going down the rabbit hole finding stuff.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOLE»

Discover the use of hole in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hole and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Hole Book

While fooling with a gun, Tom Potts shoots a bullet that seems to be unstoppable.

Peter Newell, 1989

Holes

Stanley tries to dig up the truth in this inventive and darkly humorous tale of crime and punishment—and redemption. From the Paperback edition.

Louis Sachar, 2011

Rabbit Hole

This Pulitzer Prize-winning play is now a major motion picture.

David Lindsay-Abaire, 2011

God-Shaped Hole

Written with the snap, glitter and wit of The Girl's Guide to Hunting and Fishing, God-Shaped Hole is a memorable, poignant love story that will leave you weeping with laughter.

Tiffanie DeBartolo, 2002

Cased Hole and Production Log Evaluation

The book provides current, comprehensive solutions for both traditional and new oilfield operations problems to practicing petroleum and petrophysical engineers.

James J. Smolen, Jim J. Smolen, 1996

Essentials of Modern Open-hole Log Interpretation

This book presents modern log interpretation simply and concisely for the geologist, petrophysicist, reservoir engineer, and production engineer familiar with rock properties but inexperienced with logs.

John T. Dewan, 1983

Theory of Black Hole Accretion Discs

The first comprehensive and up-to-date review of our new understanding of accretion disks around black holes - with chapters from experts from around the world.

Marek A. Abramowicz, Gunnlaugur Björnsson, James E. Pringle, 1998

The Pocket Hole Drilling Jig Project Book

The Pocket Hole Drilling Jig Project Book teaches them how to make the most of their new favorite tool.

Danny Proulx, 2004

Down the Rabbit Hole

But much as in Alice's adventures down the rabbit hole, things in Ingrid's small town keep getting curiouser and curiouser.

Peter Abrahams, 2009

The Black Hole of Empire: History of a Global Practice of Power

"This is a powerfully argued account of the origins and subsequent justification of British rule in India, and an exploration of the response by Bengali elites to colonialism.

Partha Chatterjee, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hole is used in the context of the following news items.

The Open 2015: Nick Faldo's hole-by-hole guide to St Andrews …

The eighth is a semi-blind short hole with a little bunker and gorse bushes on the front left corner of the green. Generally, the favoured pin ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»

Government faces multi-billion pound black hole in budget to pay for …

The Government is facing a multi-billion pound black hole in its budget to pay for new clean energy supplies, which could result in rising ... «The Independent, Jul 15»

VIDEO: Behind the counter with Hole - Asheville Citizen-Times

Friday is Ice Cream Sandwich night at The Hop Ice Creamery. It's a joint collaboration with Hole, the doughnut shop, across the street. «Asheville Citizen-Times, Jul 15»

WCCO Viewers' Choice For Best Golf Hole In Minnesota « CBS …

There are hundreds of golf courses with thousands of golf holes. We went looking for the best hole in Minnesota. Your votes sent Natalie Nyhus ... «CBS Local, Jul 15»

Jordan Spieth Chases History on St. Andrews's 18th Hole …

The eighteenth hole at St. Andrews is more than 400 years old and has been the backdrop for some of golf's signature moments, partly ... «Men's Journal, Jul 15»

Coast Guard probes Woods Hole charter boat grounding | Boston …

The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating how a 72-foot charter boat named the Pied Piper became grounded near Woods Hole late last night, ... «Boston Herald, Jul 15»

Gaping hole in Modi's Skill India campaign: No step to restore …

Those of you getting tired of Make in India, Digital India, and now Skill India have a valid grouse. There seems to be a surfeit of these grand ... «Firstpost, Jul 15»

Rocky Flats Lounge, remote watering hole, heavily damaged in fire …

Bill Konig and Stan Babuszczak assess the damage from the fire that occurred early Wednesday morning at Rocky Flats Lounge in Boulder. «The Denver Post, Jul 15»

Trinidad and Tobago's 3rd goal against Mexico almost put a hole in …

Trinidad and Tobago went down by two goals against Mexico. They took a 3-2 lead because of this rocket by Keron Cummings. We'd like to ... «SB Nation, Jul 15»

A lobster twist on British brunch favourite toad-in-the-hole

This supper dish was invented by Toronto chef Matt Dean Pettit, based on the British brunch favourite toad-in-the-hole, which is usually made ... «The Province, Jul 15»