HOLE UP Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

hole up

verb

Definition of hole up

as in to hide

to remain out of sight we'll hole up in the cellar and wait out the hurricane

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Recent Examples of hole up Police stormed the offices of Turkey’s main opposition party Sunday, firing tear gas and rubber bullets at party supporters and officials who had been holed up inside for three days. — Cinar Kiper, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026 With Burnham's victory last week, Starmer holed up in the prime minister's country estate over the weekend to consider his options as some party insiders urged him to set a timetable for his resignation. — ABC News, 23 June 2026 Fortuitously, the team’s powers that be had set up shop at Lurie’s lakefront mansion in Palm Beach, about 45 miles up the Florida coast from Sirianni, who was holed up at the house of his brother-in-law and sister-in-law. — Michael Silver, New York Times, 16 June 2026 Tear gas and rubber bullets were fired inside the headquarters of the Republican People’s Party (CHP) in Ankara, where party officials and supporters, including leader Özgür Özel, were holed up for days. — Chad De Guzman, Time, 25 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for hole up

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For loungability there’s a king bed, a hide-a-bed sofa, a fireplace and theater seats.

— Kris Millgate, USA Today, 1 July 2026
When Fluffy failed to come out of hiding after 24 hours, Melissa Kirby and her husband began making and posting missing cat posters around their neighborhood.

— Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026

Definition of hide

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But the challenge has remained over the decades for popes that the threat of schism, or a rupture within the church, might lurk behind a preference for a more solemn liturgy.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
Mow regularly and trim your edges, since ticks lurk in tall grass and brush.

— Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026

Definition of lurk

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While the seats do not lie flat, JSX only operates short-haul flights, so their standard reclining capabilities, paired with extra legroom, is comfortable enough.

— Annie Archer, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
But that year, Hyo and colleagues resolved to take stock of what was lying dormant in the studio’s library and revive something other than a kaiju.

— Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 6 July 2026

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