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English Idioms :: holey
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holey - See: ACE IN THE HOLE, BURN A HOLE IN ONE'S POCKET, IN A HOLE or IN A SPOT, IN THE HOLE, OUT OF THE HOLE, SQUARE PEG IN A ROUND HOLE. |
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Traditional English :: holey
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holey - n. & v. --n. 1 a an empty space in a solid body. b an aperture in or through something.
2 an animal's burrow.
3 a cavity or receptacle for a ball in various sports or games.
4 colloq. a small, mean, or dingy abode.
5 colloq. an awkward situation.
6 Golf a a point scored by a player who gets the ball from tee to hole with the fewest strokes. b the terrain or distance from tee to hole.
7 a position from which an electron is absent, esp. acting as a mobile positive particle in a semiconductor. --v.tr.
1 make a hole or holes in.
2 pierce the side of (a ship).
3 put into a hole.
4 (also absol.; often foll. by out) send (a golf ball) into a hole. hole-and-corner secret; underhand. hole in the heart a congenital defect in the heart septum. hole in one Golf a shot that enters the hole from the tee. hole in the wall a small dingy place (esp. of business). hole-proof (of materials etc.) treated so as to be resistant to wear. hole up US colloq. hide oneself. in holes worn so much that holes have formed. make a hole in use a large amount of. a round (or square) peg in a square (or round) hole see PEG . holey adj. [OE hol, holian (as HOLD(2))] |
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Related Words
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moses
cheesecake
texas
rock
fiber
sock
board
game
rule
fibre
steve
sole
associate
jeans
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Most Often Usage
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holey moses cheesecake
holey moses
texas holey rock
holey fiber
sock holey
holey board game
holey board rule
holey fibre
steve holey
holey board
holey sole
associate holey
holey jeans
holey rock
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