hole

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ big, deep, gaping, great, huge, large, massive, yawning

▪ small, tiny

▪ circular, round

▪ jagged, ragged

▪

The missile had torn a jagged hole in the side of the ship.

▪ bullet, drill, screw

▪

The wall was full of bullet holes.

▪ drainage

▪ mouse, rabbit, etc.

VERB + HOLE

▪ bore, create, cut, dig, drill, make, punch, wear

▪

We dug a deep hole to bury the animals in.

▪

She punched two holes in each sheet of paper.

▪

He had worn a hole in the knees of his jeans.

▪ blast, blow, break, burn, rip, tear

▪ fill, fill in, patch, plug

▪

I uprooted the tree and filled the hole with earth.

▪

We used cement to plug the holes.

PREPOSITION

▪ down a/the hole

▪

The snake disappeared down a hole.

▪ in a/the hole

▪

There was water in the hole.

▪ through a/the hole

▪

We climbed through the hole.

▪ hole in

▪

I made an extra hole in my belt.

PHRASES

▪ full of holes

▪

The old blankets were now full of holes.

▪ riddled with holes

▪

The car was riddled with bullet holes.