Holing [verb]
Definition of Holing:
clear, expose; spread
Synonyms of Holing:
● Release
● Free
● Expand
● Disclose
● Jimmy
● Tap
● Puncture
● Burst
● Vent
● Pop
● Unlock
● Unblock
● Bare
● Unfasten
● Gape
● Unseal
● Fissure
● Unwrap
● Broach
● Unroll
● Untie
● Split
● Sever
● Crack
● Disrupt
● Lance
● Slot
● Separate
● Lacerate
● Undo
● Gap
● Yawn
● Unfurl
● Unfold
● Hole
● Yawp
● Rupture
● Reveal
● Pierce
● Slit
● Unclothe
● Uncover
● Display
● Break in
● Kick in
● Uncork
● Unbar
● Unbolt
● Bust in
● Unclose
● Unlatch
● Unshut
● Unstop
Opposite/Antonyms of Holing:
● Bury
● Finish
● End
● Conclude
● Join
● Close up
● Cover
● Fix
● Close
● Secrete
● Hold
● Hinder
● Exclude
● Block
● Shut
● Suppress
● Marry
● Mend
● Unite
● Combine
● Wrap
● Fasten
● Sew
● Withhold
● Hide
● Conceal
Sentence/Example of Holing:
I was only labelling and pigeon-holing a thought; it is to be laid away to moulder with the dust of ages.
They had disappeared into thin air, were evidently holing up somewhere until the heat died down.
The boy understood perfectly well what was meant by the process of "holing."
Sew in featherbone by cat stitching to the seam, first finishing the ends by button-holing.
For pigeon-holing was not only progress, but cumulative progress.
The fact is, he had a lively sense of the limitations of pigeon-holing.
The injustices of pigeon-holing were rampant in the Essayist's own enlightened time.
And here was where lay most of the trouble with pigeon-holing, past and present.
In other words, pigeon-holing was the creation of no rule; it was an Art.
A few projectiles penetrating the engine or boiler rooms, or holing us at the water-line, would have settled the matter.