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make a hole

make a hole verb: used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see make, hole.

Verb

make a hole (third-person singular simple present makes a hole, present participle making a hole, simple past and past participle made a hole)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see make, hole.
  2. (usually) To open a path, by moving aside as needed, allowing someone or something of situational importance to pass through.

make a hole meaning in Hindi and Tamil

make a hole in Hindi

to make a hole, bore, burrow
छेदना chednā

make a hole in Tamil

to make a hole, bore, drill, punch
துளை tuḷai

Synonyms of make a hole

Forms of make a hole

third-person singular presentmakes a hole
present participlemaking a hole
past participlemade a hole
pastmade a hole

Origin of make a hole

Originally used in US Navy submarines

Questions about make a hole

What does make a hole mean?
Make a hole means used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see make, hole.
What is make a hole in Hindi?
Make a hole in Hindi is छेदना (chednā). See Make a hole meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is make a hole?
Make a hole is a verb.
What is the past tense of make a hole?
The past tense of make a hole is made a hole.

Words near make a hole in the dictionary

  1. make a go of
  2. make a good fist of
  3. make a grab
  4. make a habit of
  5. make a hash of
  6. make a hole
  7. make a joke of
  8. make a killing
  9. make a leg
  10. make a light
  11. make a lip

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Adapted from Wiktionary: make a hole (page history and authors); छेदना (Hindi) (page history and authors); துளை (Tamil) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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