holes Meaning & Definition
What Does Holes Mean?
As a noun, holes means plural of hole. As a verb, it means third-person singular simple present indicative of hole. As a verb, it means To make holes in (an object or surface).
Word Facts for Holes
| Part of speech | noun, verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /həʊlz/ |
| Synonyms | SCU, SHU and ad-seg |
Holes Definition (Noun)
- plural of hole
Holes as a Verb
- third-person singular simple present indicative of hole
Noun
- 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.
There’s a hole in my shoe. Her stocking has a hole in it.
- (heading) In games.
- An excavation pit or trench.
- A weakness; a flaw or ambiguity.
I have found a hole in your argument.
- A container or receptacle.
car hole; brain hole
- In semiconductors, a lack of an electron in an occupied band behaving like a positively charged particle.
- A security vulnerability in software which can be taken advantage of by an exploit.
- An orifice, in particular the anus. When used with shut it always refers to the mouth.
Just shut your hole!
- (particularly in the phrase "get one's hole") Sex, or a sex partner.
Are you going out to get your hole tonight?
- (with "the") Solitary confinement, a high-security prison cell often used as punishment.
- An undesirable place to live or visit; a hovel.
His apartment is a hole!
- Difficulty, in particular, debt.
If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.
- A chordless cycle in a graph.
Verb
- To make holes in (an object or surface).
Shrapnel holed the ship's hull.
- (by extension) To destroy.
She completely holed the argument.
- To go into a hole.
- To drive into a hole, as an animal, or a billiard ball or golf ball.
Woods holed a standard three foot putt
- To cut, dig, or bore a hole or holes in.
to hole a post for the insertion of rails or bars
Synonyms of Holes
Holes in a Sentence
There’s a hole in my shoe. Her stocking has a hole in it.
I have found a hole in your argument.
car hole; brain hole
Just shut your hole!
Are you going out to get your hole tonight?
His apartment is a hole!
If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.
Shrapnel holed the ship's hull.
She completely holed the argument.
Woods holed a standard three foot putt
to hole a post for the insertion of rails or bars
Word Forms & Grammar
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