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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Iron Creek ran down through it, there were steep ridges on either side, and the cover was heavy —— a good place for elk to hole up.
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Fred C. Mercer, Outdoor Life, 14 Aug. 2025
The 24-year-old and fellow Marines holed up in a village in the Marjah District to disrupt enemy fire, shielding local Afghans, the Marines said.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
Author Ian Fleming holed up each winter at GoldenEye, his home in northeastern Jamaica, steadily writing the James Bond series.
—Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 29 July 2025
Though the hotel was still in the pre-opening phase, my family and I holed up in a one-bedroom suite.
—Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 25 July 2025
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Fred C. Mercer, Outdoor Life, 14 Aug. 2025
The 24-year-old and fellow Marines holed up in a village in the Marjah District to disrupt enemy fire, shielding local Afghans, the Marines said.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
Author Ian Fleming holed up each winter at GoldenEye, his home in northeastern Jamaica, steadily writing the James Bond series.
—Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 29 July 2025
Though the hotel was still in the pre-opening phase, my family and I holed up in a one-bedroom suite.
—Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 25 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for hole up
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“Hole up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hole%20up. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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