Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to posthole
Participle: postholed
Gerund: postholing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | posthole |
| you | posthole |
| he;she;it | postholes |
| we | posthole |
| you | posthole |
| they | posthole |
Perfect
| I | have postholed |
| you | have postholed |
| he;she;it | has postholed |
| we | have postholed |
| you | have postholed |
| they | have postholed |
Past
| I | postholed |
| you | postholed |
| he;she;it | postholed |
| we | postholed |
| you | postholed |
| they | postholed |
Pluperfect
| I | had postholed |
| you | had postholed |
| he;she;it | had postholed |
| we | had postholed |
| you | had postholed |
| they | had postholed |
Future
| I | will posthole |
| you | will posthole |
| he;she;it | will posthole |
| we | will posthole |
| you | will posthole |
| they | will posthole |
Future Perfect
| I | will have postholed |
| you | will have postholed |
| he;she;it | will have postholed |
| we | will have postholed |
| you | will have postholed |
| they | will have postholed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | posthole |
| you | posthole |
| he;she;it | posthole |
| we | posthole |
| you | posthole |
| they | posthole |
Perfect
| I | have postholed |
| you | have postholed |
| he;she;it | have postholed |
| we | have postholed |
| you | have postholed |
| they | have postholed |
Imperfect
| I | postholed |
| you | postholed |
| he;she;it | postholed |
| we | postholed |
| you | postholed |
| they | postholed |
Pluperfect
| I | had postholed |
| you | had postholed |
| he;she;it | had postholed |
| we | had postholed |
| you | had postholed |
| they | had postholed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would posthole |
| you | would posthole |
| he;she;it | would posthole |
| we | would posthole |
| you | would posthole |
| they | would posthole |
Perfect
| I | would have postholed |
| you | would have postholed |
| he;she;it | would have postholed |
| we | would have postholed |
| you | would have postholed |
| they | would have postholed |
Imperative
| you | posthole |
| we | Let's posthole |
| you | posthole |
Verbs conjugated like 'posthole'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'posthole'
postcode,
postpone,
postpose,
apostille,
boothale,
cornhole,
jostle,
loophole,
outhale,
patrole,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From post + hole.
Sample Sentences
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There, Kate dismounted, postholed through the snow to the door of the Park Service's headquarters, marched down the hall to Dan O'Brian's office, walked in without knocking, sat down without invitation, and said, "Now then. Would you mind repeating to me exactly what you told Ethan Int-Hout this morning?" [2002, Dana Stabenow, A Fine and Bitter Snow, →ISBN, page 1:]
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Diane and I held our breaths. Good, she was still upright. She slowly moved her weight forward, and picked up her back foot. We exhaled, and she promptly postholed. [2012, Carol Stone White, Peak Experiences, →ISBN:]
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The chances of postholing can be minimized by landing with your whole foot at once as well as by wearing shoes with larger outsole surface area to increase flotation marginally. [2016, Meghan M. Hicks, Bryon Powell, Where the Road Ends: A Guide to Trail Running, →ISBN:]