Pronunciation: /hoʊl ʌp/
noun a hollow place in a solid body or surface
A1 I found a hole up in the tree where a squirrel lives.
A2 The rabbit dug a hole up in the ground to hide from predators.
B1 The soldiers decided to hole up in a cave until the storm passed.
B2 The fugitive managed to hole up in a remote cabin for weeks without being caught.
C1 The spy had to hole up in a safe house until the mission was completed.
C2 The protestors planned to hole up in the government building until their demands were met.
verb to hide or conceal oneself, typically for a prolonged period of time
A1 During the storm, the family decided to hole up in their basement.
A2 The hikers had to hole up in a cave overnight to escape the bad weather.
B1 After the robbery, the criminals decided to hole up in a remote cabin.
B2 The detective suspected the fugitive was hole up in an abandoned warehouse.
C1 The celebrity decided to hole up in a luxury resort to avoid the paparazzi.
C2 The spy had to hole up in a safe house until the mission was complete.
formal The suspect decided to hole up in a remote cabin to avoid capture.
informal Let's hole up in my room and watch movies all day.
slang We should hole up at the beach for the weekend.
figurative After the breakup, she decided to hole up in her apartment and avoid seeing anyone.
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