holing
Puncturing a surface
Holing is the act of making holes or putting something into a hole.
In golf, holing means sinking the ball: She holed out from thirty feet.
In mining, holing is the process of cutting or boring into rock.
To be holing up somewhere is to take shelter or hide: We spent the storm holing up in the cabin.
Enclosed underground route
- warrenInterconnected underground tunnels
- denPrivate room or lair
- lairAnimal's hidden dwelling
- burrowAnimal's dug dwelling
dugout · sett · earth · foxhole · nest · underground · subterranean · cavity
Removing earth below
- trenchingExcavating long narrow cuts
- tunnelingDigging underground passages
- drillingHole-making by rotation
- boringFailing to engage interest
quarrying · mining · shoveling · dredging · earthmoving · blasting · shaft · pit
Making holes by piercing
- perforatingMaking holes through
- drillingHole-making by rotation
- boringFailing to engage interest
- breachingBreaking through something
penetrating · rupturing · punching · gouging · opening · gashing · pricking · lancing
Golf's finishing strokes
- sinkingFalling through water
- cupSmall drinking container
- greenColor of vegetation
- parExpected stroke count
birdie · eagle · bogey · tee · fairway · putt · stroke · scorecard
Concealing for safekeeping
- concealingKeeping something secret
- cachingTemporary local storage
- secretingEmitting from glands
- squirrelingHiding away gradually
tucking · burying · smuggling · ensconcing · harboring · safekeeping · hoard · hideout
tunnel
Enclosed underground route
burrow · dugout · sett · earth · foxhole · nest · underground · subterranean · cavity · gopher
digging
Removing earth below
- trenchingExcavating long narrow cuts
- tunnelingDigging underground passages
- drillingHole-making by rotation
boring · quarrying · mining · shoveling · dredging · earthmoving · blasting · shaft · pit · excavation
puncturing
Making holes by piercing
- perforatingMaking holes through
- drillingHole-making by rotation
- boringFailing to engage interest
breaching · penetrating · rupturing · punching · gouging · opening · gashing · pricking · lancing · skewering
putting
Golf's finishing strokes
par · birdie · eagle · bogey · tee · fairway · putt · stroke · scorecard · handicap
stashing
Concealing for safekeeping
- concealingKeeping something secret
- cachingTemporary local storage
- secretingEmitting from glands
squirreling · tucking · burying · smuggling · ensconcing · harboring · safekeeping · hoard · hideout · refuge
breaching
Breaking through something
- rupturingBreaking or tearing apart
- puncturingMaking holes by piercing
- tearingForcibly separating material
ripping · leaking · sinking · hull · deck · waterline · torpedo · collision · shipwreck · nautical
holingreinforcing
Making more robust
mending · repairing · strengthening · fortifying · restoring
- holing upSecluding oneself temporarily
- holing outCompleting a golf hole