Holed

//hoʊld// adj, verb

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Definitions

Verb

1
simple past and past participle of hole form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1
Having one or more holes.
"Gruyère is an ancient castle and its attendant farms and houses of artisans on a conical hill amid a plain of lush pastures that still enrich the local, holed cheese."

Synonyms

fix gap box abode abri abysm

Example

"The suspect was holed up in an abandoned factory."

Related phrases

holed up six-holed keyhole urchin

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