Hole (disambiguation)

A hole is a hollow place, an opening in/through a solid body, or an excavation in the ground.

Hole or holes may also refer to:

Science and healthcare

 * Black hole
 * Electron hole, a concept in physics and chemistry
 * K-hole, a psychological state associated with ketamine use
 * Sinkhole, a hole in the ground due to natural subterranean subsidence
 * White hole
 * Wormhole
 * Hole (topology) - in a topological space, a hole is a sphere that cannot be continuously extended to a ball.

Technology

 * Blind hole, a hole, usually drilled, which does not emerge on the other side of the substrate
 * Buttonhole, a hole in fabric as part of a fastener
 * Punchhole, a hole punched in paper, including punched cards and punched tape
 * Sound hole, on a musical instrument
 * Through hole, a hole, usually drilled, which emerges on the other side of the substrate
 * Tone hole, an opening in a wind instrument which, when closed changes the pitch
 * Touch hole, part of a gun or cannon where the powder is ignited
 * Whitewater hole, a feature found in some white-water rapids

Construction

 * Fox hole, a defensive fighting position
 * Lightening hole a hole made in a structural member, usually of a vehicle, to lighten it
 * Manhole, an opening in the ground to access the sewers or other underground services
 * Murder-hole, or meurtrière, a hole in the ceiling of a gateway or passageway in a fortification through which the defenders could fire, throw, or pour harmful substances or objects down on attackers
 * Porthole, a window on a ship's external hull
 * Spider hole, a type of camouflaged one-man foxhole

People with the name

 * Hole (surname)
 * Holes (surname)

Places

 * Hôle, a municipality in Belgium also called Halen
 * Høle, Norway, a borough and former municipality
 * Hole, Norway, a municipality in Buskerud county, Norway

Prison

 * Black Hole of Calcutta, small prison or dungeon in Fort William
 * Celle Hole (German: Celler Loch), a breach in the outer wall of the prison of Celle, Germany
 * "The hole", prison slang describing the location for solitary confinement

Films

 * Hole (film), 2014 Canadian short drama film directed by Martin Edralin
 * Holes (film), 2003 theatrical adaptation of Louis Sachar's novel

Games

 * Hole (chess), a chess term
 * Hole, a poker term

Literature

 * Holes (novel), 1998 young adult mystery by Louis Sachar
 * Holes (play), 1998 stage adaptation of Louis Sachar's novel
 * Plot hole, in writing

Groups

 * Hole (band), an alternative rock band formed by Courtney Love and Eric Erlandson in 1989

Albums and EPs

 * Hole (EP), 2005 EP by 65daysofstatic
 * Hole (Foetus album), 1984 album by Foetus
 * Hole (Merzbow album), 1994 album by Merzbow
 * Hole (One-Eyed Doll album), 2007 album by American band One-Eyed Doll
 * Holes (album), 2004 album by melpo mene

Songs

 * "Hole" (song), by Kelly Clarkson on the 2007 album My December
 * "Holes" (Mercury Rev song), from the 1999 album Deserter's Songs
 * "Holes" (Passenger song), a 2013 single from the 2012 album All the Little Lights
 * "Holes", by Pint Shot Riot from the 2008 EP Round One
 * "Holes", by Electric Guest from the 2012 album Mondo
 * "Holes", by Scratch Acid from the 1986 album Just Keep Eating
 * "Holes", by Rascal Flatts from the 2004 album Feels Like Today
 * "Holes", by Jon Oliva's Pain from the 2006 album Maniacal Renderings
 * "Holes", a 1985 single by Specimen
 * "Holes", by Mateo Messina from the soundtrack to the 2015 film Barely Lethal
 * "Holes" (born 1987), by Jetty Rae from the 2008 album Blackberries (2008)|Blackberries
 * "Holes", by Smile Empty Soul from the 2005 album Anxiety
 * "Holes", by Red Plastic Bag

Television

 * "Hole" (Bottom), an episode of the British television sitcom Bottom
 * "Holes" (American Horror Story), a 2017 episode of the anthology television series American Horror Story

Sports

 * Hole (American football), a space between the defensive linemen
 * Hole (golf), a segment of a golf course
 * Hole in one (also known as a hole-in-one or an ace, mostly in American English), occurs when a ball hit from a tee to start a hole finishes in the cup
 * Hole-in-one Register (or United States Golf Register), the United States' official historical registry of holes-in-one
 * Hole set, a position in water polo

Other uses

 * Law of holes, an adage which states that "if you find yourself in a hole, stop digging"