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title: hole — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «hole» in the school dictionary: An empty space or opening in something solid: a hole in the ground, a hole in a sock. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# hole

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** empty space, you, dog, hole, rabbit, car · **What happens:** open, hit, dig, be, pop out, watch out · **To what, where:** something, ball, hole, garden, pothole, road

<!-- .vabout -->
«hole» in the school dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 9 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [hole in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hole.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An empty space or opening in something solid: a hole in the ground, a hole in a sock.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hole:m1:1
# text = An empty space or opening in something solid: a hole in the ground, a hole in a sock.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	empty	empty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	space	space	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	opening	open	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	obl	_	_
8	solid	solid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	hole	hole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	hole	hole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	sock	sock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **open** | gerund | a empty space *not said here* |  |  | something |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in something=Location |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An animal's home underground: a rabbit hole.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hole:m2:1
# text = An animal's home underground: a rabbit hole.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	underground	underground	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	rabbit	rabbit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	hole	hole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In golf: the small hole you hit the ball into, or one part of a golf course.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hole:m3:1
# text = In golf: the small hole you hit the ball into, or one part of a golf course.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	golf	golf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	hole	hole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	hit	hit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	15	nummod	_	_
15	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	parataxis	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	golf	golf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	course	course	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hit** | past | you | the ball |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme ball=Co-Theme |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A weak part or mistake: a hole in a plan.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hole:m4:1
# text = A weak part or mistake: a hole in a plan.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	weak	weak	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	mistake	mistake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	hole	hole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Informal: an unpleasant place.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hole:m5:1
# text = Informal: an unpleasant place.
1	Informal	informal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	unpleasant	unpleasant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dog dug a hole in the garden.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hole:x1:1
# text = The dog dug a hole in the garden.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	dug	dig	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	hole	hole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dig** | past | the dog | a hole |  | the garden |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent hole=Theme in garden=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There's a hole in my sock.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hole:x2:1
# text = There's a hole in my sock.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	hole	hole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	sock	sock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | present | a hole in my sock |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A rabbit popped out of its hole.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hole:x3:1
# text = A rabbit popped out of its hole.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rabbit	rabbit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	popped	pop	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	out	out	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	hole	hole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pop out** | participle | a rabbit *not said here* | rabbit's hole |  |  |  |  | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hole=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Watch out for holes in the field.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hole:x4:1
# text = Watch out for holes in the field.
1	Watch	watch	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	out	out	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	holes	hole	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	field	field	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **watch out** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for holes in the field | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.theme NP.location»: agent=Agent for hole=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The car hit a pothole in the road.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hole:x5:1
# text = The car hit a pothole in the road.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	hit	hit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	pothole	pothole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hit** | past | the car | a pothole |  | the road |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent pothole=Theme in road=Destination |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A black hole pulls in even light.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hole:x6:1
# text = A black hole pulls in even light.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	hole	hole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	pulls	pull	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	even	even	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pull in** | present | a black hole | light |  |  |  |  | vn slide-11.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She got a hole-in-one at mini golf.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hole:x7:1
# text = She got a hole-in-one at mini golf.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	hole	hole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	appos	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	mini	mini	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	golf	golf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | She | a hole |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer hole=Stimulus |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Peep through the keyhole.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hole:x8:1
# text = Peep through the keyhole.
1	Peep	peep	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	through	through	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	keyhole	keyhole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
But the Mouse reached his hole in safety.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hole:x9:1
# text = But the Mouse reached his hole in safety.
1	But	but	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	Mouse	Mouse	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	reached	reach	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	hole	hole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	safety	safety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reach** | past | the Mouse | Mouse's hole |  | safety |  |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent hole=Theme |

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