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
Opposition leaders said Wednesday that security forces had surrounded the Argentine Embassy in Caracas, where six opposition campaign staffers have been holed up since arrest warrants were issued against them in December.
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Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
There was a sense that whoever had lived here last had holed up for a long time before moving out suddenly.
—Hazlitt, 5 June 2024
But a scan of all the basketball clothing told a different tale: this must be where Team USA is holed up.
—Sean Gregory / Lille, TIME, 28 July 2024
The fine print: The group will be holed up in a Capitol Hill hotel, all expenses paid through nonpartisan sponsors who support the Stanford project.
—Cuneyt Dil, Axios, 19 July 2024
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Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
There was a sense that whoever had lived here last had holed up for a long time before moving out suddenly.
—Hazlitt, 5 June 2024
But a scan of all the basketball clothing told a different tale: this must be where Team USA is holed up.
—Sean Gregory / Lille, TIME, 28 July 2024
The fine print: The group will be holed up in a Capitol Hill hotel, all expenses paid through nonpartisan sponsors who support the Stanford project.
—Cuneyt Dil, Axios, 19 July 2024
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“Hole up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hole%20up. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.
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