holes up
Takes secret refuge
To hole up is to take shelter or hide somewhere, typically for an extended period.
The phrase suggests seeking refuge in a confined or secure space, often to avoid danger, bad weather, or unwanted attention.
The fugitives holed up in an abandoned farmhouse for three days.
Someone might also hole up simply to work or rest without interruption: I'm going to hole up this weekend and finish my thesis.
Reinforced subterranean stronghold
- caveUnderground hollow in rock
- burrowAnimal's dug dwelling
- denPrivate room or lair
- lairAnimal's hidden dwelling
hideout · hideaway · safehouse · cubbyhole · nest · refuge · haven · sanctuary
State of being alone
- isolationComplete separation from others
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- reclusivenessState of avoiding society
- hermitageSecluded religious dwelling
retreat · privacy · confinement · introversion · detachment · sequestering · monasticism · cloistering
Act of hiding something
- secrecyPractice of hiding information
- undercoverSecretly engaged in espionage
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
- furtiveSecretive and sly
covert · incognito · stealth · evasion · low-profile · disappearance · vanishing · laying low
Limiting distribution during scarcity
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
- stockpilingAccumulating supplies in quantity
- preppingMaking ready beforehand
- self-sufficiencyIndependence from outside aid
preparedness · provisions · emergency · endurance · resilience · resourcefulness · weathering · supplies
Blocking passage with obstacles
- fortifyingMaking stronger or sturdier
- securingMaking firmly fixed
- guardingActively protecting something
- bunkeringMarine vessel refueling
reinforcing · blockading · entrenching · stronghold · fortress
bunker
Reinforced subterranean stronghold
lair · hideout · hideaway · safehouse · cubbyhole · nest · refuge · haven · sanctuary · hovel
solitude
State of being alone
- isolationComplete separation from others
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- reclusivenessState of avoiding society
hermitage · retreat · privacy · confinement · introversion · detachment · sequestering · monasticism · cloistering · hunkering
concealment
Act of hiding something
- secrecyPractice of hiding information
- undercoverSecretly engaged in espionage
- clandestineConcealed from authorities
furtive · covert · incognito · stealth · evasion · low-profile · disappearance · vanishing · laying low · underground
rationing
Limiting distribution during scarcity
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
- stockpilingAccumulating supplies in quantity
- preppingMaking ready beforehand
self-sufficiency · preparedness · provisions · emergency · endurance · resilience · resourcefulness · weathering · supplies · hoarding
barricading
Blocking passage with obstacles
- fortifyingMaking stronger or sturdier
- securingMaking firmly fixed
- guardingActively protecting something
bunkering · reinforcing · blockading · entrenching · stronghold · fortress
holes upemerges
Comes into view
comes out · surfaces · appears · makes an appearance · exposes oneself
holes upsocializes
Engages with others
mingles · makes the rounds · networks · circulates · engages
hole, holes, holed, holing, holier, holiest, holy, holiness, unholy