Puncture Crossword Clue Answer

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Question: Puncture

Solution: HOLE

HOLE Definition 1:
An opening into or through something .
Examples:
I have a hole in my sock.
He fixed the hole in the roof.
A bullet hole
Make/poke/drill a hole
A mouse hole in the wall
HOLE Definition 2:
A hollow place in the ground see also foxhole swimming hole water hole.
Examples:
The dog dug a deep/shallow hole.
HOLE Definition 3:
A place in the ground where an animal lives .
Examples:
A rabbit hole
HOLE Definition 4:
The cup into which the ball is hit .
Examples:
Her putt rolled right into the hole.
HOLE Definition 5:
One of the separate parts of a golf course that includes a tee and a green .
Examples:
She made a birdie on the seventh hole.
The course has 18 holes.
HOLE Definition 6:
A flaw or weakness see also loophole.
Examples:
There are plenty of holes in the theory.
There are a couple of holes in their defense.
The police were unable to poke any holes in his story. [=to find evidence showing that his story was not true]
HOLE Definition 7:
A difficult or embarrassing situation .
Examples:
He’s in trouble and needs someone to help get/dig him out of this hole. [=fix, jam]
They found themselves in a hole, trailing by 10 points with not much time left in the game.
HOLE Definition 8:
The state of owing or losing money .
Examples:
She gave them a loan to help get them out of their financial hole. [=debt]
He was hundreds of dollars in the hole [=he owed hundreds of dollars] by the end of the night.
HOLE Definition 9:
used to describe a situation in which someone or something is gone or missing .
Examples:
When their daughter went to college, it left/made a big hole in their lives. [=they missed their daughter very much when she went to college]
HOLE Definition 10:
A dirty and unpleasant place see also hellhole.
Examples:
I can’t believe he lives there! It’s such a hole!
HOLE Definition 11:
A prison cell where a prisoner who is being punished is kept alone .
Examples:
He spent a month in the hole. [=(more formally) in solitary confinement]
HOLE Definition 12:
An open area between two fielders .
Examples:
He hit a grounder that went through the hole between the first and second basemen.
He hit a sharp ground ball into the hole. [=the area between the shortstop and third baseman]
HOLE Definition 13:
An open area between defenders that allows an offensive player to move the ball forward .
Examples:
A running back skilled at finding holes

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