hole

nouns

an opening into or through something
hole
is derived from
holey
is a type of (narrower)
an open or empty space in or between things
"there was a small opening between the trees"; "the explosion made a gap in the wall"
gap, opening
an opening deliberately made in or through something
hole
is a type of (narrower)
a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made
"they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door"
opening
one playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course
"he played 18 holes"
golf hole, hole
an unoccupied space
hole
is a type of (narrower)
an empty area (usually bounded in some way between things)
"the architect left space in front of the building"; "they stopped at an open space in the jungle"; "the space between his teeth"
space
a depression hollowed out of solid matter
hole, hollow
a fault
"he shot holes in my argument"
hole
is a type of (narrower)
an imperfection in an object or machine
"a flaw caused the crystal to shatter"; "if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer"
defect, fault, flaw
informal terms for a difficult situation
"he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage"
fix, hole, jam, kettle of fish, mess, muddle, pickle
informal terms for the mouth
cakehole, gob, hole, maw, trap, yap

verbs

hit the ball into the hole
hole, hole out
make holes in
hole
is a type of (narrower)
remove the interior of
"hollow out a tree trunk"
core out, hollow, hollow out