Cavity in the ground

noun

1. An opening through something perforation

   "The coat has a hole in it."

2. A cave, pit, or well in the ground

   "dug a large hole with a steam shovel"

3. Burrow

   "a rabbit hole"

4. An unusually deep place in a body of water (such as a river)
5. A wretched or dreary place

   "How could anyone live in such a hole?"

6. A prison cell especially for solitary confinement

   "threw him in the hole for two days"

7. A shallow cylindrical hole or hollowed-out place in the putting green of a golf course into which the ball is played
8. A part of the golf course from tee see tee to putting green

   "just beginning play on the third hole"

9. An awkward position or circumstance fix

   "got the rebels out of a hole at the battle"

10. A position of owing or losing money

    "$10 million in the hole"

verb

1. 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 in

   "The ship was holed along the waterline by enemy fire."

2. To drive or hit into a hole

   "hole a putt"

3. To make an opening through or a hollowed-out place in something to make a hole in something

adjective

1. Being or carried on in a place away from public view clandestine
2. Insignificant

noun

1. A card in stud poker that is properly dealt facedown and that the holder need not expose before the showdown
2. Something (such as a reliable advantage) that is held in reserve especially for use at a strategic moment

noun phrase

1. Ace

noun

1. A small and often unpretentious out-of-the-way place (such as a restaurant)

verb

1. To play one's ball into the hole in golf

verb

1. To hide out in or as if in a hole or cave
2. To place in or as if in a refuge or hiding place

noun

1. Used as a euphemism for asshole

noun

1. A hole to admit or discharge air