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holing

verb

Meaning

  1. To make holes in (an object or surface).
  2. (by extension) To destroy.
  3. To go into a hole.
  4. To drive into a hole, as an animal, or a billiard ball or golf ball.
  5. To cut, dig, or bore a hole or holes in.
  6. Undercutting in a bed of coal in order to bring down the upper mass

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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