| 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 onegolf, 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" | |