hole up
verb
holed up; holing up; holes up
: to hide out in or as if in a hole or cave
: to place in or as if in a refuge or hiding place
Examples of hole up in a Sentence
we'll hole up in the cellar and wait out the hurricane
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He was holed up with his mother and sister trying to detox from the madness of back-to-back shows.
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Jay Bulger, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024
Since reports circulated of a possible warrant against him, the ex-president has been holed up in the Chapare region, in central Bolivia, where loyalist coca growers have kept vigilant watch to protect him from arrest.
—Carlos Valdez and Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2024
The 15-year-old further called 911 to report the killings, blaming his brother and further claiming that he was holed up in a bathroom hiding from the 13-year-old, police allege in charging documents, per KIRO News and The Seattle Times.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
That got harder, but also felt more necessary, when the pandemic hit and they were holed up at home in Ridgewood, Queens, with a young child, dogs, and an ongoing plague of roaches.
—Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 13 Aug. 2024
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Jay Bulger, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2024
Since reports circulated of a possible warrant against him, the ex-president has been holed up in the Chapare region, in central Bolivia, where loyalist coca growers have kept vigilant watch to protect him from arrest.
—Carlos Valdez and Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2024
The 15-year-old further called 911 to report the killings, blaming his brother and further claiming that he was holed up in a bathroom hiding from the 13-year-old, police allege in charging documents, per KIRO News and The Seattle Times.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
That got harder, but also felt more necessary, when the pandemic hit and they were holed up at home in Ridgewood, Queens, with a young child, dogs, and an ongoing plague of roaches.
—Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 13 Aug. 2024
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“Hole up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hole%20up. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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