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Meanings of hole in English

Russian
отверстие
Portuguese
buraco
Spanish
agujero
Catalan
forat
Wikidata

Opening in the surface of an object.

        отверстие
        Wikidata

        Formed when water pours over the top of a submerged object, or underwater ledges, causing the surface water to flow back upstream toward the object.

              Catalan
              batibull
              Spanish
              lío

              Informal terms for a difficult situation.

                  batibull
                  Portuguese
                  boca
                  Catalan
                  bec
                  Spanish
                  pico

                  Informal terms for the mouth.

                        boca
                        Usage of hole in English
                        1
                        Note the entrance; a vertical hole in the snow in the foreground
                        The Home of the Blizzard / Being the Story of the Australasian A...
                        2
                        Not a break in the ceiling; not a hole in the floor.
                        The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar
                        3
                        At the bottom cut a hole in the edge, about 4 in.
                        The Boy Mechanic, Volume 1: 700 Things for Boys to Do
                        4
                        In the country the after-birth can be buried in a deep hole.
                        The Four Epochs of Woman's Life; A Study in Hygiene
                        5
                        I'll insult him; drill a hole in him; my honour requires it.
                        Ronald Morton; or, the Fire Ships: A Story of the Last Naval War
                        6
                        The bow-string holding the stick made it whirl in the hole beneath.
                        Stories of American Life and Adventure
                        7
                        The rest he folded and placed in the hole under the money.
                        Treasure and Trouble Therewith: A Tale of California
                        8
                        Through the hole I saw the oil-lamp shining in the outer room.
                        Jacqueline of Golden River
                        9
                        Then the gaze of Eradicate traveled to the hole in the roof.
                        Tom Swift and His Air Scout; Or, Uncle Sam's Mastery of the Sky
                        10
                        Egypt's black-hole economy is potentially the kingdom's most expensive foreign policy commitment.
                        The Guardian
                        11
                        Then all the mice came scampering from the hole in the wall.
                        The Child's World: Third Reader
                        12
                        I groped in the direction of the sounds, feeling for the hole.
                        Pellucidar
                        13
                        The hole slanted downward, and the bullet was embedded in the porch.
                        The Circular Staircase
                        14
                        A coke fire can be made in a hole in the ground.
                        The Boy Mechanic, Volume 1: 700 Things for Boys to Do
                        15
                        He observed a little hole rusted in the running-board of the motor.
                        Birthright: A Novel
                        16
                        He looked again at the hole in the ground and swore painedly.
                        Morale: A Story of the War of 1941-43
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