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
Many have holed up in schools, hotels and nightclubs designated as shelters by the Lebanese government.
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The Week Uk, theweek, 20 Oct. 2024
When recording his ninth solo album, Flow Critical Lucidity, Thurston Moore stayed local, holing up in a London studio near his home in Stoke Newington to lay down tracks.
—Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Sep. 2024
Edwards is being an impolite host: he’s holed up in a room, eyes locked in on a screen, gamer headphones covering his ears.
—Sean Gregory, TIME, 9 Oct. 2024
Secret Service agents stationed a few holes up from where Trump was playing golf noticed the muzzle of an AK-style rifle sticking through the shrubbery that lines the course, roughly 400 yards away.
—Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 16 Sep. 2024
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The Week Uk, theweek, 20 Oct. 2024
When recording his ninth solo album, Flow Critical Lucidity, Thurston Moore stayed local, holing up in a London studio near his home in Stoke Newington to lay down tracks.
—Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Sep. 2024
Edwards is being an impolite host: he’s holed up in a room, eyes locked in on a screen, gamer headphones covering his ears.
—Sean Gregory, TIME, 9 Oct. 2024
Secret Service agents stationed a few holes up from where Trump was playing golf noticed the muzzle of an AK-style rifle sticking through the shrubbery that lines the course, roughly 400 yards away.
—Danielle Wallace, Fox News, 16 Sep. 2024
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“Hole up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hole%20up. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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