"hole up" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: holes up [present, singular, third-person], holing up [participle, present], holed up [participle, past], holed up [past]
Etymology: From hole + up. Attested from the 19th century. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|hole|up}} hole + up Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} hole up (third-person singular simple present holes up, present participle holing up, simple past and past participle holed up)
  1. (intransitive) To go into a hole, to shelter in a hole. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-hole_up-en-verb-9A8tb-KI
  2. (originally US, intransitive) To hide. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-hole_up-en-verb-CB5Nd7Od Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "up", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "up": 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 62 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 85

Inflected forms

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