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crawl into a hole

crawl into a hole verb: to hide or disappear due to feelings of extreme embarrassment, shame, or helplessness; to withdraw from reality.

Verb

crawl into a hole (third-person singular simple present crawls into a hole, present participle crawling into a hole, simple past and past participle crawled into a hole)

  1. (idiomatic, slang) To hide or disappear due to feelings of extreme embarrassment, shame, or helplessness; to withdraw from reality.

Forms of crawl into a hole

third-person singular presentcrawls into a hole
present participlecrawling into a hole
past participlecrawled into a hole
pastcrawled into a hole

Questions about crawl into a hole

What does crawl into a hole mean?
Crawl into a hole means to hide or disappear due to feelings of extreme embarrassment, shame, or helplessness; to withdraw from reality.
What part of speech is crawl into a hole?
Crawl into a hole is a verb.
What is the past tense of crawl into a hole?
The past tense of crawl into a hole is crawled into a hole.

Words near crawl into a hole in the dictionary

  1. crawks
  2. crawl
  3. crawl before one can walk
  4. crawl before one walks
  5. crawl control
  6. crawl into a hole
  7. crawl out of the woodwork
  8. crawl over each other
  9. crawl space
  10. crawl spaces
  11. crawl up someone's ass

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