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hole |
hole card |
hole in the air |
hole in the wall |
hole out |
hole up
| hole-and-corner
| hole-in-corner
| hole-in-the-wall
| holethnic
| holethnos
hole up
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb hole up has 3 senses
- hole up(v = verb.perception) Array - remain secluded or in hiding; "He is writing his book and is holing up in his study" is one way to hide, hide out
- hole up(v = verb.competition) Array - score a hole in one; Array is one way to hit, rack up, score, tally
- hole up(v = verb.body) hibernate - sleep during winter; "Bears must eat a lot of food before they hibernate in their caves" is one way to catch some z's, kip, log z's, sleep, slumber
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THESAURUS
hole up
be incognito, burrow, disappear, drop from sight, go into hiding, go to ground, go underground, hide, hide away, hide out, lie, lie close, lie doggo, lie hid, lie low, lie snug, masquerade, play peekaboo, remain anonymous, retire from sight, sit tight, stay in hiding, take cover, wear a mask
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