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HOLD UP definition: 1. to remain strong or successful: 2. to delay someone or something: 3. to steal from someone…. Learn more.
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1. : to rob at gunpoint. 2. : delay, impede. 3. : to call attention to : single out. his work was held up to ridicule. hold this up as perfection The Times Literary Supplement (London)
A hold-up is the stopping or very slow movement of traffic, sometimes caused by an accident which happened earlier.
Definition of hold up phrasal verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Synonyms for HOLD UP: postpone, delay, defer, put over, put off, hold off (on), hold over, lay over; Antonyms of HOLD UP: work (on), do, deal (with), act, decide (upon), keep (on), carry on, run on.
verb. rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat. synonyms: stick up. see more. verb. continue to live through hardship or adversity. synonyms: endure, go, hold out, last, live, live on, survive. be, live. have life, be alive.
hold up. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English hold up phrasal verb 1 hold something ↔ up to support something and prevent it from falling down The roof is held up by massive stone pillars. 2 hold somebody/something ↔ up to delay someone or something Sorry I’m late – I was held up at work.
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HOLD UP meaning: 1. to remain strong or successful: 2. to delay someone or something: 3. to steal from someone…. Learn more.
