Hold-up - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |həʊld|  American pronunciation of the word hold-up
Brit.  |ˈhəʊldʌp|  British pronunciation of the word hold-up

verb

- (idiomatic) To wait or delay.
What is holding up traffic?
Hold up a minute. I want to check something.
- To support or lift.
Hold up the table while I slide this underneath.
- (idiomatic) To withstand; to stand up to; to survive.
hold up to scrutiny
hold up to heavy use
- (idiomatic) to fulfil / fulfill or complete one's part of an agreement
I don't think he's holding up his end of the bargain.
- (idiomatic) to rob at gunpoint
The guy tried to hold up a bank.
-  To impede; detain.
I've got to be to work now. Why are you holding me up?

noun

- A delay or wait.
What is the holdup?
- a robbery at gunpoint
This is a hold-up! Give us all your money.
- (in the plural) Women's stockings designed to be worn without suspenders.

Extra examples

There have been a series of holdups at local banks.

...a holdup in construction due to the weather...

Sorry, I'm late. There was a hold-up on the motorway.

Despite the odd hold-up, we finished on time.

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