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hold-up
noun
- a robbery, esp an armed one
- a delay; stoppage
- an excessive charge; extortion
- usually plural a stocking that is held up by an elasticated top without suspenders
verb
- tr to delay; hinder
we were held up by traffic
- tr to keep from falling; support
- tr to stop forcibly or waylay in order to rob, esp using a weapon
- tr to exhibit or present
he held up his achievements for our admiration
- intr to survive or last
how are your shoes holding up?
- bridge to refrain from playing a high card, so delaying the establishment of (a suit)
- hold up one's handsto confess a mistake or misdeed
Example Sentences
Mainly travelling alone through Turkey, Bulgaria and the "vast expanse of nothing" of the deserts of Russia, Kazakhstan and Uzbekista, Ms Moore said her bicycle tyres have held up well.
The hawk had been wreaking havoc in the village, which is on the edge of the Chiltern hills, even holding up the postal service.
But for fans to get value for those high prices they will want something that holds up over weeks and months of gameplay.
She said: "There must be something somewhere that says they've got to hold up their end of the deal as well as me holding up my end of the deal – they haven't built something."
Many residents have been living out of tents - or nothing - along the streets, fearing that what's left of their homes will not hold up against the aftershocks.
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