English Explanatory Dictionary

make a hole

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see make, hole.
  2. To open a path, by moving aside as needed, allowing someone or something of situational importance to pass through.

Word forms

make a hole makes a hole making a hole made a hole

Etymology

Originally used in US Navy submarines

Synonyms

gangway coming through

Related words

hole
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