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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But a writer holed up in a room for hours on end, furiously chewing through pack after pack of gum while churning out page after page — pausing to rearrange sections, fussing over adjectives — does not compelling stagecraft make.
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Sarah Bahr, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Even though the entire herd appears to be on its feet, one buck is still holed up in his fortress.
—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 19 Dec. 2024
Posen holed up in Bridgehampton with the Schnabels, the family of his close childhood friend Lola.
—Irina Aleksander, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
That’s partly the point, though: Coming to this property is about holing up, hiding out and unwinding.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 25 Nov. 2024
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Sarah Bahr, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Even though the entire herd appears to be on its feet, one buck is still holed up in his fortress.
—Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 19 Dec. 2024
Posen holed up in Bridgehampton with the Schnabels, the family of his close childhood friend Lola.
—Irina Aleksander, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
That’s partly the point, though: Coming to this property is about holing up, hiding out and unwinding.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Hole up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hole%20up. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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