plural of Hole

Dated form of toad in the hole (“dish of meat in batter”).

Alternative form of like a hole in one's head

(idiomatic, transitive) To save someone or something from trouble.

(informal, idiomatic) To put oneself in even more trouble.

present participle of dig oneself in a hole

Alternative form of dig oneself in a hole

(informal) to create a situation that is difficult to get out of.

A small hole in a steam boiler for the insertion of the hand in cleaning, etc.

(astrophysics) A theoretically possible, but physically highly unlikely, singularity from which matter and energy are able to escape but unable to enter; the antithesis of a black hole.