9 PHRASE If you get a hole in one in golf, you get the golf ball into the hole with a single stroke.
10 PHRASE If you pick holes in an argument or theory, you find weak points in it so that it is no longer valid. [INFORMAL ] □ He then goes on to pick holes in the article before reaching his conclusion.
▸ hole up PHRASAL VERB If you hole up somewhere, you hide or shut yourself there, usually so that people cannot find you or disturb you. [INFORMAL ] □ [V P ] His creative process involves holing up in his Paris flat with the phone off the hook. COLLOCATIONS hole NOUN
1
adjective + hole : deep, gaping, huge, massive
verb + hole : dig, drill; fill
2
adjective + hole : tiny
noun + hole : bullet
verb + hole : burn, cut, punch; plug
ho led u p ADJ [v-link ADJ ] If you are holed up somewhere, you are hiding or staying there, usually so that other people cannot find or disturb you. [INFORMAL ] □ If he had another well-stocked hideaway like this, he could stay holed up for months.
ho le-in-the-wa ll N‑SING [usu N n] A hole-in-the-wall machine is a machine built into the wall of a bank or other building, which allows people to take out money from their bank account by using a special card. [BRIT , INFORMAL ] in AM, use ATM
holi|day ◆◆◇ /hɒ l I dei/ (holidays , holidaying , holidayed )
1 N‑COUNT [oft on/from N ] A holiday is a period of time during which you relax and enjoy yourself away from home. People sometimes refer to their holiday as their holidays . [BRIT ] □ We rang Duncan to ask where he was going on holiday. □ Ischia is a popular seaside holiday resort. □ We're going to Scotland for our holidays. in AM, use vacation 2 N‑COUNT A holiday is a day when people do not go to work or school because of a religious or national festival. □ New Year's Day is a public holiday throughout Britain.
3 → see also bank holiday
4 N‑PLURAL [oft n N ] The holidays are the time when children do not have to go to school. [BRIT ] □ …the first day of the school holidays. in AM, use vacation 5 N‑UNCOUNT If you have a particular number of days' or weeks' holiday , you do not have to go to work for that number of days or weeks. [BRIT ] □ Every worker will be entitled to four weeks' paid holiday a year. in AM, use vacation 6 VERB [oft cont] If you are holidaying in a place away from home, you are on holiday there. [BRIT ] □ [V prep/adv] Sampling the local cuisine is one of the delights of holidaying abroad. in AM, use vacation COLLOCATIONS holiday NOUN 1
noun + holiday : family, school, summer; beach, skiing
adjective + holiday : all-inclusive, self-catering, luxury
verb + holiday : go on, take; spend
ho li|day camp (holiday camps ) N‑COUNT In Britain, a holiday camp is a place which provides holiday accommodation and entertainment for large numbers of people.
holi|day|maker /hɒ l I de I me I kə r / (holidaymakers ) N‑COUNT A holidaymaker is a person who is away from their home on holiday. [BRIT ] in AM, use vacationer
ho li|day rep (holiday reps ) N‑COUNT A holiday rep is someone employed by a holiday company to help look after people when they are on holiday. [BRIT ]
ho lier-than-thou ADJ If you describe someone as holier-than-thou , you disapprove of them because they seem to believe that they are more religious or have better moral qualities than anyone else. [DISAPPROVAL ] □ He has always sounded holier-than-thou.
ho|li|ness /hoʊ linəs/
1 N‑UNCOUNT Holiness is the state or quality of being holy. □ We were immediately struck by this city's holiness.
2 N‑COUNT You say Your Holiness or His Holiness when you address or refer respectfully to the Pope or to leaders of some other religions. [POLITENESS ] □ The President received His Holiness at the White House.
ho|lism /hoʊ l I zəm/ N‑UNCOUNT Holism is the belief that everything in nature is connected in some way. [FORMAL ]
ho|lis|tic /hoʊl I st I k/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] Holistic means based on the principles of holism. [FORMAL ] □ …practitioners of holistic medicine.
hol|ler /hɒ lə r / (hollers , hollering , hollered ) VERB If you holler , you shout loudly. [mainly AM , INFORMAL ] □ [V ] The audience whooped and hollered. □ [V with quote] 'Watch out!' he hollered. □ [V + for ] Cal hollered for help. [Also V + at ] ● N‑COUNT Holler is also a noun. □ On the ship's deck, after the whoops and hollers, the butchering begins. ● PHRASAL VERB Holler out means the same as holler . □ [V P n] I hollered out the names. □ [V P with quote] I heard him holler out, 'Somebody bombed the Church.' [Also V P ]
hol|low /hɒ loʊ/ (hollows , hollowing , hollowed )
1 ADJ Something that is hollow has a space inside it, as opposed to being solid all the way through. □ …a hollow tree. □ …a hollow cylinder.
2 ADJ A surface that is hollow curves inwards. □ He looked young, dark and sharp-featured, with hollow cheeks.
3 N‑COUNT A hollow is a hole inside a tree. □ I made my home there, in the hollow of a dying elm.
4 N‑COUNT A hollow is an area that is lower than the surrounding surface. □ [+ of/in/between ] Below him the town lay warm in the hollow of the hill.