(intransitive) To go into a hole, to shelter in a hole.
(intransitive) To go into a hole, to shelter in a hole.
The guerrillas holed up in a small cave.
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(AAVE, always imperative) (to wait or delay).
(slang, idiomatic) To hide or disappear due to feelings of extreme embarrassment, shame, or helplessness; to withdraw from reality.
To keep secret, to prevent from becoming known.
(military slang) A concealed place where one can hide in safety, especially during a war; a dugout.
(originally, US, intransitive) To hide.
“I don’t know about you, but I don’t want $1,000,000,000 of taxpayer money to go toward building the orange felon’s ballroom, with an impenetrable bunker underneath. The village idiot will hole up down there and refuse to vacate the premises when his bid for a third term fails.”