Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

hole-high

American  
[hohl-hahy] / ˈhoʊlˌhaɪ /

adjective

Golf.

  1. (of a ball) lying on a point almost even with the hole.

Etymology

Origin of hole-high

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Diegel, with a perfect approach, laid his ball hole-high and stymied Hagen who was 40 feet away.

From Time Magazine Archive

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.