Hole
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To make holes in (an object or surface). To destroy.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A hollow spot in a surface. An opening in a solid. A subsurface standard-size hole, also called cup, hitting the ball into which is the object of play. Each hole, of which there are usually eighteen as the standard on a full course, is located on a prepared surface, called the green, of a particular type grass. The part of a game in which a player attempts to hit the ball into one of the holes. An excavation pit or trench. A weakness, a flaw A container or receptacle. In semiconductors, a lack of an electron in an occupied band behaving like a positively charged particle. A security vulnerability in software which can be taken advantage of by an exploit. An orifice, in particular the anus. A high-security prison cell, often used as punishment. An undesirable place to live or visit; a hovel The rear portion of the defensive team between the shortstop and the third baseman.
Example sentence: An actor without a playwright is like a hole without a doughnut.
Hollow
Part of speech: verb
Definition: to make a hole in something; to excavate
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: (of something solid) Having an empty space or cavity inside.(of a sound) Distant, eerie; echoing, reverberating, as if in a hollow space; dull, muffled; often low-pitched.Without substance; having no real or significant worth; meaningless.Insincere, devoid of validity; specious.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A small valley between mountains; "he built himself a cabin in a hollow high up in the Rockies"A sunken area in something solid.(US) A sunken area, the equivalent to a copse in British English.A feeling of emptiness.
Example sentence: I remember reading the book in high school and always thinking of Gatsby as this strong, stoic, suave, mysterious man who had everything under control. But when I read it as an adult, I realised he is a hollow man, a shell of a person trying to find meaning, who is not completely in touch with reality.