Synonyms for hole-up
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : hohl |
| Phonetic Transcription : hoÊŠl |
Top 10 synonyms for hole-up Other synonyms for the word hole-up
Définition of hole-up
Origin :- Old English hol "orifice, hollow place, cave, perforation," from Proto-Germanic *hul (cf. Old Saxon, Old Frisian, Old High German hol, Middle Dutch hool, Old Norse holr, German hohl "hollow," Gothic us-hulon "to hollow out"), from PIE root *kel- (see cell).
- As a contemptuous word for "small dingy lodging or abode" it is attested from 1610s. Meaning "a fix, scrape, mess" is from 1760. Obscene slang use for "vulva" is implied from mid-14c. Hole in the wall "small and unpretentious place" is from 1822; to hole up first recorded 1875. To need (something) like a hole in the head, applied to something useless or detrimental, first recorded 1944 in entertainment publications, probably a translation of a Yiddish expression, cf. ich darf es vi a loch in kop.
- As in sanctuary : noun place to hide, be safe
- Just the simple ones like 'double,' 'wind,' and 'hole-up,' that every baby Bunny knows.
- Extract from : « Wild Animals I Have Known » by Ernest Thompson Seton
- He would have to hole-up somewhere in the hills before long and attend to that brand.
- Extract from : « The Coyote » by James Roberts
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