What does hole up mean?

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hole up

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. hole upverb

    remain secluded or in hiding

    "He is writing his book and is holing up in his study"

  2. hole upverb

    score a hole in one

  3. hibernate, hole upverb

    sleep during winter

    "Bears must eat a lot of food before they hibernate in their caves"

Wiktionary

  1. hole upverb

    To hide.

ChatGPT

  1. hole up

    To hole up means to take refuge, often for a significant period of time, in a particular place to avoid something or someone. This usually implies isolation or seclusion from external disturbances or distractions. It can be used figuratively or literally.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of hole up in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of hole up in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of hole up in a Sentence

  1. Karen Smith:

    I still can't believe it. I don't want to put her down, she's probably going to sleep in the bed with me tonight, and we are going to cover that hole up.

  2. Shirley Jones:

    I'm a good citizen and I'm going to obey, i'm going to hole up in my apartment and clean out my dresser.

  3. Dorothy DeBolt:

    Of course I don't always enjoy being a mother. At those times my husband and I hole up somewhere in the wine country, eat, drink, make mad love and pretend we were born sterile and raise poodles.

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