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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While plotting out the ambitious full-band Born in the U.S.A., Springsteen holed up in Colts Neck, N.J., with a four-track to cut some demos and decided to leave 10 of them untouched to comprise a separate, stark acoustic album.
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Spin Staff, SPIN, 28 Oct. 2024
Many have holed up in schools, hotels and nightclubs designated as shelters by the Lebanese government.
—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
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Spin Staff, SPIN, 28 Oct. 2024
Many have holed up in schools, hotels and nightclubs designated as shelters by the Lebanese government.
—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
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“Hole up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hole%20up. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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