LEARNit Dictionary

hole

noun
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1
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a hollow space in something solid or in the surface of something
حفره, سوراخ, چاله, گودی
see also f-hole, sinkhole, swallow hole
2
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a space or opening that goes all the way through something
سوراخ, حفره
We drilled a hole through the wall.
The car was riddled with bullet holes.
The old blankets were full of holes.
There were holes in the knees of his trousers.
There's a gaping hole in the ceiling and rain is pouring onto my desk.
She punched two holes in each sheet of paper.
The children climbed through a hole in the fence.
see also black hole, ozone hole
3
the home of a small animal
لانه, خانه حیوانات کوچک, سوراخ محل زندگی حیوان کوچک
a mouse hole
The story begins with Alice falling down a rabbit hole.
see also bolthole, hidey-hole, priest’s hole, toad-in-the-hole, watering hole, Wookey Hole
4
an unpleasant place to live or be in
محل ناخوشایند, جای نامطلوب, مکان بد برای زندگی
I am not going to bring up my child in this hole.
see also hellhole
5
a hollow in the ground that you must get the ball into; one of the sections of a golf course with the tee at the beginning and the hole at the end
خانهٔ گلف, چاله, گودال
The ball rolled into the hole and she had won.
an eighteen-hole golf course
He liked to play a few holes after work.
She won the first hole.
She won by one hole.
6
a fault or weakness in something such as a plan, law or story
نقص, عیب, ضعف
I don't believe what she says—her story is full of holes.
He was found not guilty because of holes in the prosecution case.
see also loophole, plot hole, security hole
7
a place or position that needs to be filled because somebody/something is no longer there
جای خالی, خلاء
After his wife left, there was a gaping hole in his life.
Buying the new equipment left a big hole in the company's finances.
verb
1
to make a hole or holes in something, especially a boat or ship
سوراخ کردن, رخنه کردن
2
to hit a golf ball into the hole
گلف را وارد سوراخ کردن, توپ را به سوراخ انداختن
She holed a 25 foot putt.
She holed out from 25 feet.