Hold-up
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈhoʊldˌʌp/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Hold-up is a noun meaning (colloquial) A delay or wait.
Meaning
(colloquial) A delay or wait.
More Meanings
- (bridge) The holding back of a card that could win a trick in order to use it later.
- (in the plural) Women's stockings designed to be worn without suspenders.
- (military) The inventory of nuclear material within a separation plant.
- (Nigeria) A traffic jam.
- (slang) A robbery at gunpoint.
Example Sentences
What is the hold-up?
This is a hold-up! Give us all your money.
In a holdup, a player delays taking a trick until opponents' entries are reduced.
And to the left is a portable gamma counter that tells us the holdup of plutonium recovery facilities.
Word Forms
- hold-ups
Synonyms for hold-up
Depending on context, synonyms include cunctation, holdoff, deferment, delay, dilation, detain.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include delay, blocking, standstill, blockage, blackmailing, blackmail.
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