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Hole up   /hoʊl əp/   Listen
Hole up

verb
1.
Remain secluded or in hiding.
2.
Score a hole in one.
3.
Sleep during winter.  Synonym: hibernate.





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"Hole up" Quotes from Famous Books



... latyn blod atte Navel and schald yt and rost yt and ley yt al hole up on a Plater and zyf hym forth wyth Galentyn that be mad of Galyngale gyngener and canel and dresse ...
— The Forme of Cury • Samuel Pegge
... the details, but he must know a lot more than he is telling us. He says we are still four days away from the city. My guess is that we are no more than one or two. In the morning I intend to grab him and tie him up, then swing over to those hills there and find a place to hole up. I'll fix some chains for Snarbi so he can't get away, then I'll do ...
— The Ethical Engineer • Henry Maxwell Dempsey
... I'se trimblin' dis minute, an' you drap dat 'Mista.' Den w'at you reckon? Yonda come Pere Antoine; he come an' stan' in de doo' an' he hole up he han'; look like he ain't 'feard no body an' he 'low: 'Gregor Sanchun, how is you dar' come in dis heah peaceful town frowin' of it into disorda an' confusion? Ef you isn't 'feard o' man; hasn't you got no fear o' ...
— At Fault • Kate Chopin


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