Meanings
Readings
Common Words
hole; opening; orifice; perforation
pit; hollow; cavity; hole (e.g. in the ground)
burrow; den; lair; holt; hole
deficit; shortage; (financial) hole; loss
gap (left by a missing employee, team member, etc.); vacancy; opening
flaw; fault; defect; weak point; hole (in a theory, plan, etc.); loophole
good place not many people know about; well-kept secret
upset victory (with a large payoff); long shot; dark horse
Theatre jargon
(partitioned) box (type of floor seating in a traditional Japanese theatre)
Archaic
hiding place; hideout
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
bucket; pail
large hole
big deficit; heavy losses
long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot); a killing (made from a bet)
to cause a loss
to make a hole (in)
cave; cavern; den; grotto
riddled with holes; full of holes
full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty; flawed
knothole; peep-hole
bad eyes; tunnel vision
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