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Collocations for hole - noun

ADJECTIVE

big, deep, gaping, great, huge, large, massive, yawning
small, tiny
circular, round
jagged, ragged
The missile had torn a jagged hole in the side of the ship.
bullet, drill, screw
The wall was full of bullet holes.
drainage
mouse, rabbit, etc.

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VERB + hole

bore, create, cut, dig, drill, make, punch, wear
We dug a deep hole to bury the animals in.
She punched two holes in each sheet of paper.
He had worn a hole in the knees of his jeans.
blast, blow, break, burn, rip, tear
fill, fill in, patch, plug
I uprooted the tree and filled the hole with earth.
We used cement to plug the holes.

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PREPOSITION

down a/the hole
The snake disappeared down a hole.
in a/the hole
There was water in the hole.
through a/the hole
We climbed through the hole.
hole in
I made an extra hole in my belt.

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PHRASES

full of holes
The old blankets were now full of holes.
riddled with holes
The car was riddled with bullet holes.

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