1. (a.) Whole.

2. (n.) A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; an opening in or through a solid body, a fabric, etc.; a perforation; a rent; a fissure.

3. (n.) An excavation in the ground, made by an animal to live in, or a natural cavity inhabited by an animal; hence, a low, narrow, or dark lodging or place; a mean habitation.

4. (n.) To cut, dig, or bore a hole or holes in; as, to hole a post for the insertion of rails or bars.

5. (n.) To drive into a hole, as an animal, or a billiard ball.

6. (v. i.) To go or get into a hole.

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