hole up
verb
holed up;
holing up;
holes up
Definition of hole 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
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Synonyms & Antonyms for hole up
Synonyms
hide, lie, lurk, repose, skulk
Antonyms
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Examples of hole up in a Sentence
we'll hole up in the cellar and wait out the hurricane
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Shine and his crew hole up in what was once a fancy house, where ornamental fish, freed from their tank, still dart about in a puddle on the concrete floor. — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, "The Haunted Street Children of “Tigers Are Not Afraid”," 23 Aug. 2019 Two neighborhoods were evacuated, sending residents to stay with friends or hole up in my children’s school. — Nancy Fresco, The Conversation, "Huge wildfires in the Arctic and far North send a planetary warning," 14 Aug. 2019 There’s also a faint evocation of a prepubescent Bond movie, with the villain holed up in the sort of icy lair common to 007’s nemeses. — Pat Padua, Twin Cities, "‘The Angry Birds Movie 2’ is better than you think. Wait, we’re serious.," 13 Aug. 2019 The next day, the governor holed up in La Fortaleza, the opulent 16th-century palace that serves as the official governor’s residence. — New York Times, "15 Days of Fury: How Puerto Rico’s Government Collapsed," 27 July 2019 Eleanor spends most of her time holed up in her bedroom. — Elena Nicolaou, refinery29.com, "What's The Deal With Commander Lawrence's Wife In The Handmaid's Tale?," 20 June 2019 Here, within thick protective fortress walls made of limestone or sandstone or flint, the defenders could hole up for months. — William Gurstelle, Popular Mechanics, "How to Storm a Castle," 11 Apr. 2019 The couple reportedly hole up in Birkhall, the Scottish estate formerly owned by the Queen Mother, to watch their television shows, Camilla's nephew, Ben Elliot, told Vanity Fair. — Rose Minutaglio, Town & Country, "Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, Reportedly Watches The Crown," 1 Nov. 2018 Deputies are at a standoff with a man holed up in a Deltona home who claims to have placed bombs at a Volusia County Sheriff’s district office, a spokeswoman said Tuesday night. — Bianca Padró Ocasio, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Bomb threats in Deltona lead to standoff, deputies say," 4 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'hole up.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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