hole

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1. opening, vent, scupper, mouth, orifice, aperture, eye; foramen, Anat., Zool. fenestra, spiracle, pore, Biol. cell, Anat., Zool. alveolus, Anat. sinus; puncture, perforation, cut, incision, split, gash, scotch, rent, slit, slot; gap, space, hiatus, rift, breach, break; leak, fault, flaw, nick, notch.

2. impression, indentation, dent, dint; dip, depression, hollow, scoop, concavity, cavity, crater, Anat. fossa; fissure, cleft, crevasse, crevice, cranny, chink, crack, groove, sulcus; chasm, abyss, gorge, ravine, bergschrund; gulch, gully, rut, furrow, ditch, trench.

3. excavation, pit, shaft, mine, tunnel; cave, cavern, grotto, dugout, retreat, shelter; burrow, den, lair; niche, nook, nest, recess.

4. hut, hovel, shack, shanty, lean-to, shed; slum, Sl. dump, Inf. dive, Sl. joint, hole in the wall.

5. dungeon, prison, prison cell, cage, Sl. pen, pound, brig, keep, donjon.

6. predicament, dilemma, plight, Inf. pickle, Inf. fix, difficulty, trouble, Inf. hot water, scrape; corner, tight spot, Sl. box, bind, double bind, catch-22; strait, Inf. squeeze, pinch, push, quagmire; quandary, muddle, mess, botch, jumble.

7.U.S. cove, lagoon, inlet, bay; harbor, anchorage, moorage, basin.

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8. perforate, puncture, spike, pierce, stab, lan-cinate, pink, stick; cut, rent, gash, split; drill, bore, tunnel, excavate, burrow.

9. hole upa. hibernate, lie dormant, sleep, retire.b.Slang. hide, hide out, lie low, conceal oneself.