hol

Definitions of hol
  1. noun
    an opening into or through something
    synonyms: gat
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    kogelgat
    a hole made by a bullet passing through it
    perforatie, perforatielijn
    a hole made in something
    rattehol, rattenest, rattenhol, rattennest
    a hole (as in the wall of a building) made by rats
    pupil
    the contractile aperture in the center of the iris of the eye; resembles a large black dot
    huidmondje, porie, stoma
    a minute epidermal pore in a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor can pass
    type of:
    opening
    an open or empty space in or between things
  2. noun
    an opening deliberately made in or through something
    synonyms: bekken, gaatje, gat, holte
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    armsgat, mouwgat
    a hole through which you put your arm and where a sleeve can be attached
    knoopsgat
    a hole through which buttons are pushed
    cup
    the hole (or metal container in the hole) on a golf green
    blik
    a small hole or loop (as in a needle)
    kijkglas
    a small hole (usually round and finished around the edges) in cloth or leather for the passage of a cord or hook or bar
    sleutelgat
    the hole where a key is inserted
    evasie, flous, uitvlucht
    a small hole in a fortified wall; for observation or discharging weapons
    keldergat
    a hole (usually with a flush cover) through which a person can gain access to an underground structure
    deurspion
    a hole (in a door or an oven etc) through which you can peep
    perforatie, perforatielijn
    a line of small holes for tearing at a particular place
    klankgat
    a hole in a soundboard (as of a violin) designed to resonate with the tones
    uitlaatklep
    a hole for the escape of gas or air
    speldenprik, speldeprik
    a small puncture that might have been made by a pin
    rookgat, schoorsteengat
    a vent (as in a roof) for smoke to escape
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    gaatje, gat, opening
    a vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made
  3. noun
    the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
    synonyms: aars, aarsgat, aarsopening, achterhand, achterste, achtersteven, achterwerk, anus, batterij, bibs, bips, derrière, fundament, gat, hek, kolf, kont, krent, poeper, poeperd, poepgat, posterieur, reet, schijtgat, steven, tooches, zitje, zitvlak
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    lichaamsdeel, lid
    any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
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