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
The mother of four went on to share videos of the family safely holed up in a hotel, and smiled from her bed as her pet dogs Petey and Pearl climbed up.
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Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
But the views were too stunning for staying holed up inside.
—Tasha Zemke, Outside Online, 30 Dec. 2024
Following the backlash from Trump and others, Speaker Johnson, R-La., spent hours holed up in his office Wednesday, visited by a rotating door of fellow Republicans seeking a path forward.
—USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
The guys streamed the action on laptops, O’Brien holed up in a TV room as the party carried on outside, Leverenz and Callahan roaming the halls of Dave S.’s sprawling house and dipping into his pool in between calculating conversion rates.
—Josh Condon, Robb Report, 8 Dec. 2024
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Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
But the views were too stunning for staying holed up inside.
—Tasha Zemke, Outside Online, 30 Dec. 2024
Following the backlash from Trump and others, Speaker Johnson, R-La., spent hours holed up in his office Wednesday, visited by a rotating door of fellow Republicans seeking a path forward.
—USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
The guys streamed the action on laptops, O’Brien holed up in a TV room as the party carried on outside, Leverenz and Callahan roaming the halls of Dave S.’s sprawling house and dipping into his pool in between calculating conversion rates.
—Josh Condon, Robb Report, 8 Dec. 2024
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“Hole up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hole%20up. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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