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Definition hole up in American English

hole up phrasal verb

[intransitive/transitive] phrasal verb
1

if you hole up or are holed up somewhere, you stay there, especially because you are hiding

Example

She was holed up at a resort somewhere, trying to avoid the media.

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Definition hole up in American English