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Definition of
hole up phrasal verb
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
hole up
phrasal verb
phrasal verb
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Phrasal Verbs
hole up
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be holed up
(
informal
)
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to hide in a place
He'll hole up now and move again tomorrow, after dark.
We believe the gang are holed up in the mountains.
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hole up
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