Holdup

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An interruption or a delay: What's the holdup? We're in a hurry.
  • n. An armed robbery.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Alternative spelling of hold-up.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. wait; stop; forbear.
  • n. a robbery, usually at gunpoint.
  • n. a delay.
  • n. highway robbery{2}.
  • v. To rob, usually at gunpoint or knifepoint.
  • v. To delay.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. cause to be slowed down or delayed
  • v. rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat
  • v. hold up something as an example; hold up one's achievements for admiration
  • v. resist or confront with resistance
  • v. continue to live through hardship or adversity
  • v. resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.
  • v. be the physical support of; carry the weight of
  • n. robbery at gunpoint
  • n. the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    expose    display    exhibit    live on    holdout    last    survive    endure    go    live   
    Variant
    Hyponym
    live out    perennate    stand up    hold water    shore    chock    buoy    scaffold    prop    truss   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    delay   
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