whole.-a hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; an opening in or through a solid body, a fabric, etc.; a perforation; a rent; a fissure.-an excavation in the ground, made by an animal to live in, or a natural cavity inhabited by an animal; hence, a low, narrow, or dark lodging or place; a mean habitation.-to cut, dig, or bore a hole or holes in; as, to hole a post for the insertion of rails or bars.-to drive into a hole, as an animal, or a billiard ball.-to go or get into a hole.