hole up

Questions about hole up

What does hole up mean?

hole up means "remain secluded or in hiding". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for hole up?

Close synonyms include hibernate. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is hole up a common word?

hole up is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.