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HOLE UP
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Sleep during winter
Example:
Bears must eat a lot of food before they hibernate in their caves
Synonyms:
hibernate; hole up
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Hypernyms (to "hole up" is one way to...):
catch some Z's; kip; log Z's; sleep; slumber (be asleep)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Sense 2
Meaning:
Score a hole in one
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Hypernyms (to "hole up" is one way to...):
hit; rack up; score; tally (gain points in a game)
Domain category:
golf; golf game (a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Sense 3
Meaning:
Remain secluded or in hiding
Example:
He is writing his book and is holing up in his study
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Hypernyms (to "hole up" is one way to...):
hide; hide out (be or go into hiding; keep out of sight, as for protection and safety)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
