to hole
- verb
- /hoʊl/
- He jogged over to them for high-fives, waited for Mickelson to play a wedge into the green, and then holed the 25-foot birdie putt.
- hole the putt
- hole the shot
- hole a chip
Examples
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Look, you can hole out a wedge for a goddamn eagle.
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By the time Sidney McMurdo had holed out at the tenth for a four, which gave him the match, we were alone except for the caddies.
Fiction book (1998) -
And if I'm keepin' the score correctly, you will have to hole that ball on that green to beat me.
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She never visits the places where the mothers and children are holed up.
Fiction book (2001) -
In golf, the number of expected strokes to get the ball in the hole is known as Trevor Parr.
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Webb had to hole a 15-foot putt for double bogey, dropping her back to a 71, five shots behind.
Blog text (22) -
He tied for 10th in the McGladrey Classic, where he holed out with an 8-iron for eagle on the 11th hole and closed with a 67.
Blog text (12) -
Lefty then holed the birdie putt for a 2-up lead, and Garcia missed a 3-foot par putt on the next hole.
Blog text (7) -
To win the match, he needs to hole his final putt on the 18th green.
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The golfer celebrated after he finally holed a challenging shot from the edge of the green.
Synonyms
Gently hit a golf ball along the green toward the hole
To hit a golf ball into the hole to finish the play
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Compounds
- Specialized
An area of space with gravity so strong that not even light can escape it
A thing, like a failing project, that uses a lot of time or money and gives nothing back
A small hidden restaurant or cafe that looks simple but serves very good food
- Specialized
A thin area high above the Earth near the poles where a protective gas becomes very low
- UK
A hollow in the ground that forms when buried ice melts and is often filled with water
- Specialized
A hole that workers drill in rock or earth to hold explosives for blasting
- Specialized
An opening in the top of an instrument with strings, like a guitar, that makes its sound louder
- Jargon
A website that attackers secretly change to infect visitors' computers or steal passwords
A small prison cell in Fort William, Calcutta, where many British prisoners died overnight in 1756
- Specialized
A hole on a wind instrument like a flute covered or uncovered by your finger to change the note
- Archaic
A hole in the mast platform that lets a sailor climb through from inside the rigging
- UK
A hole in the ground where water goes underground into caves, often in limestone
Surface Forms
Etymology
The verb hole in golf comes from the noun hole (from old German hol 'hollow') and means to put the ball into the hollow. So when you hole your shot, you sink the ball into the hole and finish that play.