hole

• اسم يدل على فتحة أو تجويف أو فراغ في جسم صلب أو على سطح. ويشمل الفتحة الناتجة عن ثقب أو تمزق، والحفرة أو الغور في الأرض، والملجأ أو المكان الضيق.

A noun referring to an opening, cavity, or hollow space in a solid object or surface.

1. Opening or cavityA1formal

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

   فُتحة

   • There is a hole in my sock.
   • The dog dug a hole in the garden.
   • He fell into a deep hole while hiking.

   المرادفاتaperturecavitygaphollowopeningorificeperforationpuncturevent

   الأضدادblockclosurefillingplugsealsolidstopper

2. Golf holeA2formal

   One of the targets on a golf course, consisting of a small cup in the ground.

   حفرة الغولف

   • He scored a birdie on the ninth hole.
   • The golf ball rolled straight into the hole.
   • This course has 18 holes.

   المرادفاتcup

3. Flaw or weaknessB2informal

   A fault, problem, or gap in an argument, plan, or system.

   ثغرة

   • There is a hole in your logic.
   • The budget has a hole that needs to be filled.
   • His story has too many holes to be believable.

   المرادفاتdefectdeficiencyfaultflawgapinconsistencyloopholeshortcomingvulnerabilityweak pointweakness

   الأضدادadvantageassetstrength

4. B2informal

   A small, dark, or unpleasant place to live or be in.

   مكان كئيب

   • That apartment is a real hole.
   • He lives in a hole in the wall.
   • The prison cell was a miserable hole.

   المرادفاتdivedumphovelpigstypitshackslum

• فعل يدل على إحداث ثقب أو فتحة في شيء ما، وفي لعبة الغولف يعني إدخال الكرة في الحفرة.

A verb used to indicate the act of making a hole in something, or in golf, to hit the ball into the hole.

1. Make a holeB1informal

   To create an opening or cavity in something.

   أحدث ثقبًا

   • He holed the wall to install a new window.
   • The bullet holed the metal sheet cleanly.
   • They holed the ice to go fishing.

   المرادفاتborebreachdrillgougepenetrateperforatepierceprickpunchpuncture

   الأضدادclosefillplugsealstop

2. Hit into a hole (golf)B2formal

   In golf, to strike the ball into the hole on the green.

   إدخال الكرة في الحفرة

   • She holed the putt from ten feet away.
   • He holed out from the bunker for a birdie.
   • The golfer holed the ball on the final stroke.

   المرادفاتhole outpotsink

الصيغ المركّبةhole outhole up