in the hole

英：[in ðə həul]

美：[ɪn ði hol]

noun

an opening through something : perforation a bullet hole

The coat has a hole in it.

an area where something is missing : gap: such as

His mother's death left a hole in his life.

a hollowed-out place: such as

a hole in an apple

a cave, pit, or well in the ground

dug a large hole with a steam shovel

burrow

a rabbit hole

an unusually deep place in a body of water (such as a river)

a wretched or dreary place

How could anyone live in such a hole?

a prison cell especially for solitary confinement

threw him in the hole for two days

golf a shallow cylindrical hole or hollowed-out place in the putting green of a golf course into which the ball is played

a part of the golf course from tee (see tee entry 2 sense 2) to putting greenalso: the play on such a hole as a unit of scoring won the hole by two strokes

just beginning play on the third hole

an awkward position or circumstance : fix

got the rebels out of a hole at the battle—Kenneth Roberts

a position of owing or losing money raising money to get out of the hole

$10 million in the hole

verb

transitive verb

to make an opening through or a hollowed-out place in (as by cutting, digging, boring, or shooting at) : to make a hole (see hole entry 1) in

The ship was holed along the waterline by enemy fire.

to drive or hit into a hole The dogs holed the fox.

hole a putt

intransitive verb

to make an opening through or a hollowed-out place in something : to make a hole in something

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Noun Middle English hole, holle, going back to Old English hol "hollow place, cave, pit," noun derivative from neuter of hol "hollow, deeply concave, sunken," going back to Germanic *hula- (whence also Old Saxon & Old High German hol "hollow," Old Norse holr), probably going back to Indo-European *ḱuH-ló- (with assumed shortening of pretonic vowel), zero-grade derivative of a base *ḱeu̯H- "hollow," whence, with varying ablaut and suffixation, Greek koîlos, kóïlos "hollow, deep" (from *ḱou̯H-ilo-), Latin cavus "hollow, concave" (from *ḱou̯H-o-), Middle Irish cúa "hollow space, cavity," Middle Welsh ceu "hollow, empty" (both from *ḱou̯H-i̯o-?), Old Church Slavic sui "vain, empty" (from *ḱou̯H-i̯o-) Verb Middle English holen, going back to Old English holian, derivative of hol hole >entry 1

The first known use of hole was before the 12th century

shoot1 of 2verb

to let fly or cause to be driven forward with force

shoot an arrow

to cause a missile to be driven out of

shoot a gun

to cause a weapon to discharge a missile

shoot at a target

to send (a marble) forward by snapping the thumb

to hit or throw (as a ball or puck) toward a goal

to score by shooting

shoot a basket

play entry 2 sense 5a

shoot pool

to strike with a missile from a bow or gunespecially: to kill by so doing

shot a deer

to push or slide into or out of a fastening

shot the door bolt

to push or thrust forward swiftly

lizards shooting out their tongues

to grow rapidly

the corn is shooting up

to go, move, or pass rapidly

they shot past on skis

to pass swiftly along

shoot the rapids in a canoe

to stream out suddenly : spurt

to dart with a piercing sensation

shooting pains

to take the altitude of

shoot the sun with a sextant

to take a picture or series of pictures or television images of

shoot2 of 2noun

a plant stem with its leaves and branches especially when not yet mature

offshoot sense 1

an act of shooting

a hunting trip or party

a shooting match

tri-combining form

three : having three elements or parts

triangle

into three

trisect

three times

triweekly

every third

trimonthly

trench mouthnoun

a destructive infectious inflammation of the mouth caused by bacteria

trench coatnoun

a loose double-breasted raincoat with deep pockets, belt, and straps on the shoulders

hire1 of 2noun

payment for temporary use

payment for services : wages

the act of hiring

the state of being hired : employment

hire2 of 2verb

employ entry 1 sense 2

hire a new crew

to get the temporary use of for a set sum

hire a hall

to take a job

hired out as a cook

tree toadnoun

tree frog

tree of heaven

a Chinese tree that is widely planted as a shade and ornamental tree and has leaves divided into many leaflets and ill-smelling male flowers

hold1 of 3verb

to keep in one's possession : possess, have

hold this for me

to have by right hold a bachelor's degree hold elective office

hold property

to keep or restrict by force

the troops held the bridge

to restrain especially by keeping back

hold your temper

delay entry 2 sense 2

held the train

to keep back from use

will hold the seats for us

to make accept a legal or moral duty

I'll hold you to your word

to have or keep in the grasp

hold the pen upright

to cause to be or remain in a place, position, or situation

hold the ladder steady

to remain fastened

the anchor held

support entry 1 sense 4a, sustain

the floor will hold 10 metric tons

to keep as or as if a captive

held without bail

to bear or carry oneself

please hold still

to keep up without interruption

hold silence

to keep the interest or devotion of

the play held the audience

to receive and contain

the bottle holds two liters

to have in mind : entertain

hold a theory

consider sense 3, judge

was held to be the best

to carry on as a group

hold a meeting

to maintain position

the line held under attack

to continue unchanged : last hope the weather holds

their interest held up

to be true : apply

the rule holds in most cases

to refrain from an act : halt, pause

hold2 of 3noun

fortress, stronghold

the act or manner of holding : grip, grasp

have a hold on the rope

a manner of grasping the opponent in wrestling

full or immediate control

get hold of yourself

touch sense 4

trying to get a hold of you

a bond that affects or controls : power

the law has no hold over this person

something that may be grasped or held

a note or rest in music that is continued longer than usual

an order or indication that something is to be reserved or delayed

stoppage, halt

a hold in a rocket countdown

hold3 of 3noun

the interior of a ship below decksespecially: the cargo deck of a ship

the cargo compartment of an airplane

hold outverb

to remain in being : last

hope the food holds out

to remain unyielding : refuse to surrender or give in

held out until help arrived

holenoun

an opening into or through a thing

a hollow place (as a pit or cave)

a deep place in a body of water

trout holes

an underground habitation : burrow

flaw, fault

the shallow cup into which the ball is played in golf

a part of a golf course from the tee to the putting green

a shabby or dingy place

an awkward position : fix