Hole (disambiguation) explained
A hole is a hollow place, an opening in/through a solid body, or an excavation in the ground.
Hole or holes may also refer to:
Science and healthcare
- Black hole
- Electron hole, a concept in physics and chemistry
- K-hole, a psychological state associated with ketamine use
- Sinkhole, a hole in the ground due to natural subterranean subsidence
- White hole
- Wormhole
- Hole (topology) - in a topological space, a hole is a sphere that cannot be continuously extended to a ball.
Technology
- Blind hole, a hole, usually drilled, which does not emerge on the other side of the substrate
- Buttonhole, a hole in fabric as part of a fastener
- Punchhole, a hole punched in paper, including punched cards and punched tape
- Sound hole, on a musical instrument
- Through hole, a hole, usually drilled, which emerges on the other side of the substrate
- Tone hole, an opening in a wind instrument which, when closed changes the pitch
- Touch hole, part of a gun or cannon where the powder is ignited
- Whitewater hole, a feature found in some white-water rapids
Construction
- Fox hole, a defensive fighting position
- Lightening hole a hole made in a structural member, usually of a vehicle, to lighten it
- Manhole, an opening in the ground to access the sewers or other underground services
- Murder-hole, or meurtrière, a hole in the ceiling of a gateway or passageway in a fortification through which the defenders could fire, throw, or pour harmful substances or objects down on attackers
- Porthole, a window on a ship's external hull
- Spider hole, a type of camouflaged one-man foxhole
People with the name
Places
- Hôle, a municipality in Belgium also called Halen
- Høle, Norway, a borough and former municipality
- Hole, Norway, a municipality in Buskerud county, Norway
Prison
- Black Hole of Calcutta, small prison or dungeon in Fort William
- Celle Hole (German: Celler Loch), a breach in the outer wall of the prison of Celle, Germany
- "The hole", prison slang describing the location for solitary confinement
Arts, entertainment, and media
Films
- Hole (film), 2014 Canadian short drama film directed by Martin Edralin
- Holes (film), 2003 theatrical adaptation of Louis Sachar's novel
Games
- Hole (chess), a chess term
- Hole, a poker term
Literature
- Holes (novel), 1998 young adult mystery by Louis Sachar
- Holes (play), 1998 stage adaptation of Louis Sachar's novel
- Plot hole, in writing
Music
Groups
- Hole (band), an alternative rock band formed by Courtney Love and Eric Erlandson in 1989
Albums and EPs
Songs
- "Hole" (song), by Kelly Clarkson on the 2007 album My December
- "Holes" (Mercury Rev song), from the 1999 album Deserter's Songs
- "Holes" (Passenger song), a 2013 single from the 2012 album All the Little Lights
- "Holes", by Pint Shot Riot from the 2008 EP Round One
- "Holes", by Electric Guest from the 2012 album Mondo
- "Holes", by Scratch Acid from the 1986 album Just Keep Eating
- "Holes", by Rascal Flatts from the 2004 album Feels Like Today
- "Holes", by Jon Oliva's Pain from the 2006 album Maniacal Renderings
- "Holes", a 1985 single by Specimen
- "Holes", by Mateo Messina from the soundtrack to the 2015 film Barely Lethal
- "Holes" (born 1987), by Jetty Rae from the 2008 album Blackberries (2008)|Blackberries
- "Holes", by Smile Empty Soul from the 2005 album Anxiety
- "Holes", by Red Plastic Bag
Television
Sports
- Hole (American football), a space between the defensive linemen
- Hole (golf), a segment of a golf course
- Hole in one (also known as a hole-in-one or an ace, mostly in American English), occurs when a ball hit from a tee to start a hole finishes in the cup
- Hole-in-one Register (or United States Golf Register), the United States' official historical registry of holes-in-one
- Hole set, a position in water polo
Other uses
- Law of holes, an adage which states that "if you find yourself in a hole, stop digging"
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