hole up

hole  (hl)

n.

1. A hollowed place in something solid; a cavity or pit: dug a hole in the ground with a shovel.

2.

a. An opening or perforation: a hole in the clouds; had a hole in the elbow of my sweater.

b. Sports An opening in a defensive formation, such as the area of a baseball infield between two adjacent fielders.

c. A fault or flaw: There are holes in your argument.

3. A deep place in a body of water.

4. An animal's hollowed-out habitation, such as a burrow.

5. An ugly, squalid, or depressing dwelling.

6. A deep or isolated place of confinement; a dungeon.

7. An awkward situation; a predicament.

8. Sports

a. The small pit lined with a cup into which a golf ball must be hit.

b. One of the divisions of a golf course, from tee to cup.

9. Physics A vacant position in a crystal left by the absence of an electron, especially a position in a semiconductor that acts as a carrier of positive electric charge. Also called electron hole.

v. holed, hol·ing, holes

v.tr.

1. To put a hole in.

2. To put or propel into a hole.

v.intr.

To make a hole in something.

Phrasal Verbs:

hole out Sports

To hit a golf ball into the hole.

hole up

1. To hibernate in or as if in a hole.

2. Informal To take refuge in or as if in a hideout.

Idiom:

in the hole

1. Having a score below zero.

2. In debt.

3. At a disadvantage.

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[Middle English, from Old English hol; see kel-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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hole up

vb (intr, adverb)

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (of an animal) to hibernate, esp in a cave

2. Informal to hide or remain secluded

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	hole up - remain secluded or in hiding; "He is writing his book and is holing up in his study" hide out, hide - be or go into hiding; keep out of sight, as for protection and safety; "Probably his horse would be close to where he was hiding"; "She is hiding out in a cabin in Montana"
	2.	hole up - score a hole in one 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 rack up, score, tally, hit - gain points in a game; "The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season"
	3.	hole up - sleep during winter; "Bears must eat a lot of food before they hibernate in their caves" hibernate catch some Z's, kip, log Z's, sleep, slumber - be asleep

Translations

? hole up

vi (animal) → sich verkriechen; (inf: gang etc, = hide) → sich verkriechen (inf) → or verstecken; (= barricade themselves in) → sich verschanzen