hole

A2 Topic:Materials & Substances

Also spelled hoile

US /hoʊl/ UK /həʊl/ See IPA manual

Homophones

whole /hoʊl/

Freq #1253

Meanings

1

noun
An opening or empty space in a solid object or surface.

There is a hole in my shoe.
2

noun
A hollow place dug in the ground.

I dug a hole and planted a tree in it.
3

noun
A fault or weak point in an argument or plan.

I found a hole in your argument.

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2 noun · a hollow place dug in the... pit

3 noun · a fault or weak point in an... flaw

Word family

Forms hoile’sholedholesholing

Derived forms a-holeairholeantholeantiholearmholearrow-holearseholeash-holeassholebeanholebench-holeblack-hole

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deep hole
a hole that extends far downward

Adjective + noun
dig a hole
to excavate or create a hollow space in the ground

Verb + noun
fill a hole
to put material into a hollow space to make it level or solid

Verb + noun
drill a hole
to create a circular opening in a surface using a drill

Verb + noun
punch a hole
to make a hole by piercing or pressing through a surface

Verb + noun
gaping hole
a large, wide-open hole or gap

Adjective + noun

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Etymology

Various origins: * English topographic surname for someone who lived by a depression, from Old English holh (“hole”), from Proto-West Germanic *hulwī, from Proto-Germanic *hulwiją. * Borrowed from Norwegian Hole, a habitational surname from Old Norse hóll (“round hill, mound”). * Shortened form of Dutch van Hole, a habitational surname from hol (“hole, depression, cavity”).

holh Old English *hulwī Proto-West Germanic *hulwiją Proto-Germanic Hole no hóll Old Norse van Hole Dutch

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# hole

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /hoʊl/
**IPA (UK):** /həʊl/
**Frequency rank:** 1253

## Meanings
1. An opening or empty space in a solid object or surface.
2. A hollow place dug in the ground.
3. A fault or weak point in an argument or plan.

## Examples
- There is a hole in my shoe.
- I dug a hole and planted a tree in it.
- I found a hole in your argument.

## Derived Forms
- a-hole
- airhole
- anthole
- antihole
- armhole
- arrow-hole
- arsehole
- ash-hole
- asshole
- beanhole
- bench-hole
- black-hole

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: holh
- Root: *hulwī
- Root: *hulwiją
- Root: Hole
- Root: hóll
- Root: van Hole

## Etymology
Various origins: * English topographic surname for someone who lived by a depression, from Old English holh (“hole”), from Proto-West Germanic *hulwī, from Proto-Germanic *hulwiją. * Borrowed from Norwegian Hole, a habitational surname from Old Norse hóll (“round hill, mound”). * Shortened form of Dutch van Hole, a habitational surname from hol (“hole, depression, cavity”).

## AI Etymology
Hole: Various origins: * English topographic surname for someone who lived by a depression, from Old English holh (“hole”), from Proto-West Germanic *hulwī, from Proto-Germanic *hulwiją. * Borrowed from Norwegian Hole, a habitational surname from Old Norse hóll (“round hill, mound”). * Shortened form of Dutch van Hole, a habitational surname from hol (“hole, depression, cavity”). In current use, the main senses are “An opening or empty space in a solid object or surface” and “A hollow place dug in the ground”.

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- Materials & Substances

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