hole up

Verb

Meaning

sleep during winter

score a hole in one

remain secluded or in hiding

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

hole-up

Synonyms

harbor hibernate hide shelter camouflage lie in wait hide out lie low sit tight take refuge take shelter take cover go underground lie doggo keep a low profile

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Antonyms

come into being come to light be seen be revealed manifest itself come into view

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Hypernyms

kip hit score sleep hide tally

Examples

Every day I lugged my backpack through the halls, waiting for the final bell. Then I'd race home and hole up in my room, playing the drums and the piano, composing music. Josh Groban

Always the danger for me in life and in art is not to be brave. I am not a naturally brave person. I have to will myself not to hole up in my house and read my life away. Jenny Offill

I hole up now and then and do nothing for days but read. Gene Tierney

Since I'm a fan of collections and anthologies, believe that the best writing often shines in shards and galloping stretches, I never find myself lobbying for a writer I enjoy reading regularly to hole up in Heidegger's hut for four or five years to bring forth a mountain. James Wolcott

Bears must eat a lot of food before they hibernate in their caves Source: Internet

He is writing his book and is holing up in his study Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

hole state hole thing hole to creep out of hole-and-corner hole-board test hole-filled card