hole

/həʊl/ verb

Translation

hole up phrasal verb ( also be holed up) informal

› to stay or hide somewhere

gizlenmek, saklanmak, deliğe girmek

During the siege they were holed up in a hotel room.1984

(Definition of hole verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed

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