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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William Clark Green helped Canty write the title track when the two men holed up one afternoon in the green room at Billy Bob’s Texas.
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Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 28 Nov. 2025
At last year's showing, people snapped photos and holed up at metal tables to hoist custom steins and croon along with German polka, jazz and '70s funk cover bands.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 28 Nov. 2025
For about a week, Dessner, a fan of the Denis Johnson novel on which the film is based, holed up at Flora Recording & Playback in Portland, Oregon, the same studio his band, The National, has worked out of.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 28 Nov. 2025
To do so, he’s been holing up in a warehouse with his band and creative team, capturing his rehearsals in hours-long Twitch livestreams.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 21 Nov. 2025
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Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 28 Nov. 2025
At last year's showing, people snapped photos and holed up at metal tables to hoist custom steins and croon along with German polka, jazz and '70s funk cover bands.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 28 Nov. 2025
For about a week, Dessner, a fan of the Denis Johnson novel on which the film is based, holed up at Flora Recording & Playback in Portland, Oregon, the same studio his band, The National, has worked out of.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 28 Nov. 2025
To do so, he’s been holing up in a warehouse with his band and creative team, capturing his rehearsals in hours-long Twitch livestreams.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 21 Nov. 2025
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“Hole up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hole%20up. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
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