make a hole

VERB

penetrate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

crack drill enter go through infiltrate invade pass through permeate pervade puncture seep

STRONG

access bayonet bore charge come diffuse drive encroach force gore impale insert insinuate introduce jab knife percolate perforate prick probe ream saturate spear stab suffuse thrust trespass

WEAK

barge in blow in break in breeze in bust in eat through filter in get in ingress make an entrance pop in run into sink into stick into

Antonyms

STRONGEST

surrender yield

STRONG

retreat

WEAK

exit misconstrue misinterpret misunderstand take out withdraw

Example Sentences

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The tactic of playing the 'hammer' to make a hole worth double points did not work initially but became a more effective tool once the rules were adjusted to allow for three 'hammers'.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2025

To shape each bagel, press your thumb through the center of the dough ball to make a hole.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 21, 2023

“I even got an offer: ‘Let’s make a hole so they can go to our yard as well.’”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2023

They melted the snow and heated the water, then used it to make a hole as wide as a dinner plate 250 meters down through the shelf.

From Scientific American • Oct. 18, 2022

To this he added some pulverized, dried grass, worked almost into flour, and when it was all together, he gently used his finger to make a hole in the middle.

From "The River" by Gary Paulsen

make a hole

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