hole up

as in to hide
to remain out of sight we'll hole up in the cellar and wait out the hurricane

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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. 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 See all Example Sentences for hole up 

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“Hole up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hole%20up. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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