defect vs hole

defect and hole both are nouns.

defect and hole both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
defect	Yes	No	Yes	No
hole	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, hole is a hyponym of defect; that is, hole is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than defect:

defect: an imperfection in an object or machine
hole: a fault

Other hyponyms of defect include blister, bug, glitch.

defect (noun)	hole (noun)
a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)	an opening deliberately made in or through something
a failing or deficiency	one playing period (from tee to green) on a golf course
an imperfection in an object or machine	informal terms for the mouth
an imperfection in a bodily system	an opening into or through something
	a depression hollowed out of solid matter
	an unoccupied space
	informal terms for a difficult situation
	a fault

defect (verb)	hole (verb)
desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army	make holes in
	hit the ball into the hole

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