holing up

Main Entry:
hole up
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: take refuge
Synonyms: burrow, go underground, hide, sit tight
Main Entry: dwell
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: live in
Synonyms: abide, bide, bunk, continue, crash*, establish oneself, exist, flop, hang one's hat, hang out*, hole up, inhabit, keep house, locate, lodge, make one's home, nest, occupy, park*, perch*, pitch tent, quarter, remain, rent, reside, rest, room, roost, settle, sojourn, squat, stay, stop, tarry, tenant, tent
Main Entry: entrench
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: establish, make inroads
Synonyms: anchor, confirm, define, dig in, embed, ensconce, fence, fix, fortify, found, ground, hole up, implant, infix, ingrain, install, lodge, plant, protect, root, seat, set, settle, strengthen
Main Entry: hibernate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: lie dormant; sleep through cold weather
Synonyms: hide, hole up, immure, lie torpid, sleep, vegetate, winter
Main Entry: hide
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: conceal; remain unseen
Synonyms: adumbrate, blot out, bury, cache, camouflage, cloak, cover, curtain, disguise, dissemble, ditch, duck, eclipse, ensconce, go into hiding, go underground, harbor, hold back, hole up, hush up, keep from, keep secret, lie low, lock up, mask, not give away, not tell, obscure, plant, protect, put out of the way, reserve, salt away, screen, secrete, shadow, shelter, shield, shroud, smuggle, squirrel, stash, stifle, stow away, suppress, take cover, tuck away, veil, withhold
Notes: skin is the general term for an animal's outer covering; the layer of fur, hair, or wool is the coat; hide is the tough skin of certain large animals that is tanned and made into leather; pelt is untanned skin of fur-bearing animals
Antonyms: bare, disclose, divulge, exhibit, expose, lay bare, let out, open, reveal, show, tell, uncover, unmask
Main Entry: lodge
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: stay at temporary residence
Synonyms: abide, accommodate, bestow, board, bunk, canton, crash, domicile, dwell, entertain, harbor, hole up, hostel, house, locate, nest, park*, perch*, put up, quarter, rent, reside, room, roost, shelter, sojourn, squat, station, stay, stay over, stop
Antonyms: leave
Main Entry: wait
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: pause, rest
Synonyms: abide, anticipate, await, bide, bide one's time, cool it, dally, delay, expect, fill time, foresee, hang around, hang onto your hat, hang out, hang*, hold back, hold everything, hold on, hold the phone, hole up, keep shirt on, lie in wait, lie low, linger, look for, look forward to, mark time, put on hold, remain, save it, sit tight, sit up for, stall, stand by, stay, stay up for, stick around, sweat it, tarry, watch
Antonyms: carry out, do, forge, forward, go, go ahead
Main Entry: stash
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: hide
Synonyms: adumbrate, blot out, bury, cache, camouflage, cloak, conceal, cover, curtain, disguise, dissemble, ditch, duck*, eclipse, ensconce, go into hiding, go underground, harbor, hold back, hole up, hush up, keep from, keep secret, lie low, lock up, mask, not give away, not tell, obscure, occult, plant*, protect, put out of the way, reserve, salt away, screen, secrete, shadow, shelter, shield, shroud, smuggle, squirrel, stifle, stow away, suppress, take cover, tuck away, veil, withhold
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