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
Recent Examples on the Web
Anderson also visited Assange regularly when he was holed up in the Ecuadorian embassy in London seeking asylum from 2012 to 2019.
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Emily Maddick, Glamour, 30 Sep. 2024
The fact that Beckham had her foot holed up in a medical boot last season did not lead her to tracksuit temptation.
—Alice Newbold, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2024
While multiple law enforcement agencies scanned the country for any sign of them, the couple had been holed up in Motel 41 for a week, eating pizza and plotting their next move.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Sep. 2024
The newlyweds who were married at the property holed up there, canoodling on the sunset-facing deck that overlooked the bay and eastern shores of Point Reyes.
—Tasha Zemke, Outside Online, 20 Sep. 2024
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Emily Maddick, Glamour, 30 Sep. 2024
The fact that Beckham had her foot holed up in a medical boot last season did not lead her to tracksuit temptation.
—Alice Newbold, Vogue, 27 Sep. 2024
While multiple law enforcement agencies scanned the country for any sign of them, the couple had been holed up in Motel 41 for a week, eating pizza and plotting their next move.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 25 Sep. 2024
The newlyweds who were married at the property holed up there, canoodling on the sunset-facing deck that overlooked the bay and eastern shores of Point Reyes.
—Tasha Zemke, Outside Online, 20 Sep. 2024
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“Hole up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hole%20up. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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