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hole

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1. hole - Noun

2. hole - Adjective

3. hole - Verb

4. Hole - Proper noun

Meaning

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A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; an opening in or through a solid body, a fabric, etc.; a perforation; a rent; a fissure.

An excavation in the ground, made by an animal to live in, or a natural cavity inhabited by an animal; hence, a low, narrow, or dark lodging or place; a mean habitation.

To cut, dig, or bore a hole or holes in; as, to hole a post for the insertion of rails or bars.

To drive into a hole, as an animal, or a billiard ball.

To go or get into a hole.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Whenever nature leaves a hole in a person's mind, she generally plasters it over with a thick coat of self-conceit. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

The mouse that hath but one hole is quickly taken. George Herbert

I am not here concerned with intent, but with scientific standards, especially the ability to tell the difference between a fact, an opinion, a hypothesis, and a hole in the ground. Serge Lang

An old rat easily finds a hole. Dutch Proverb

When a mouse makes fun of a cat, there is a hole nearby. Lebanese Proverb

The sieve says to the needle, "You have a hole in your tail." Hindi Proverb

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