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— meaning in English

kǒng

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English meaning

  • hole noun A hollow space or opening in something solid, or a gap that goes all the way through.
  • nick noun A small cut or notch in a surface, or the exact critical point or moment something happens.
  • opening noun A gap or hole that allows passage or access.

Senses

孔 is used for these senses in English:

  • foramen (skeleton) An opening, an orifice, or a short passage, especially in a bone.
  • free period A school period in which a student has free time, i.e., is not enrolled in a class.
  • hole An opening that goes all the way through a solid body, a fabric, etc.; a perforation; a rent.
  • nick (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, law enforcement, slang) A police station or prison.
  • opening A gap permitting passage through.
  • prompter's box The raised box in the apron of a stage, opening towards the actors. The prompter sits inside with the prompter's book, ready to give cues for missed or forgotten lines.

hole — full definition

  1. noun A hollow space or opening in something solid, or a gap that goes all the way through.
  2. noun A flaw, weakness, or gap in an argument, plan, or system.
  3. noun In golf, one of the numbered targets a player aims the ball into, or a full round segment of the course leading to it.

nick — full definition

  1. noun A small cut or notch in a surface, or the exact critical point or moment something happens.
  2. noun British slang for a police station or prison.
  3. noun British slang for condition or state, as in "in good nick".
  4. verb To cut or scratch slightly.
  5. verb British slang meaning to steal.

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