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# holey

adjective (holey, holier — rare)

«holey» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Holey means full of holes, like old socks or a sieve. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/holey/#m1)

### In the lessons

In everyday life, holey socks or jeans have holes worn in them. In stories it describes something old and worn out. Common phrases: «holey socks», «holey jumper», «old and holey».

### Examples

- My favourite socks are so holey that my toes poke out. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/holey/#x1)
- Grandad wears a holey old jumper in the garden. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/holey/#x2)
- The moths made the blanket holey. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/holey/#x3)
- Swiss cheese is famous for being holey. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/holey/#x4)
- A colander is holey so water can drain away. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/holey/#x5)
- His holey boots let the rain in. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/holey/#x6)

### Note

Homophone trap: «holey» (full of holes), «holy» (connected with God or very sacred, as in the Holy Bible) and «wholly» (completely) all sound like HOLE-ee. A joke: «holey socks» are not «holy socks».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «holey» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/holey/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«holey» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/holey.html) on Mova free.