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foxholed

foxholed is the simple past and past participle of foxhole.

Meaning of foxhole

Verb

foxhole (third-person singular simple present foxholes, present participle foxholing, simple past and past participle foxholed)

  1. (transitive) To dig a military foxhole into, or convert into a foxhole by digging.
    • Trogh and Charlie have started foxholing one corner of our tent, and I helped them a little.1985, Luther H. Wolff, Forward surgeon: the diary of Luther H. Wolff, M.D., page 70
  2. (transitive) To drive into a military foxhole.
    • […] the vet recalled with terrible anguish a scene where he and his friend had been foxholed several dozen yards apart, with a small group of enemy soldiers (Viet Cong) coming toward them over the crest of a hill.2015, Teri Quatman, Essential Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: An Acquired Art

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Questions about foxholed

What is foxholed the simple past and past participle of?
Foxholed is the simple past and past participle of foxhole.

Words near foxholed in the dictionary

  1. Foxheart
  2. foxhole
  3. Foxhole Circuit
  4. foxhole radio
  5. foxhole radios
  6. foxholed
  7. foxholes
  8. foxholing
  9. foxhood
  10. foxhound
  11. foxhounds

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