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hold-up - definition and meaning
Definitions
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noun A delay or wait .
noun a robbery at gunpoint
noun in the plural Women's stockings designed to be worn without suspenders .
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A hold-up at the local court had prevented them carrying out a formal search of the house where Mr Ross was held captive until today.
British man recovering after 'kidnap and torture' in Portugal Giles Tremlett in Madrid 2010
In the face of those statistics many Americans are asking: what is the hold-up ?
Selisse Berry: The Business of Equality Selisse Berry 2010
While Conan and company are in the bathroom, robbers enter the bank, fire a gun, and declare a hold-up .
Detective Conan: Manga File 677 to 679 – And then there was… Shuu?!? « Undercover 2009
Furthermore, a compromise on liability language, the one hold-up before the August recess, is within reach.
Regan Nelson: Where is Congress 6 months after the BP Gulf disaster? Regan Nelson 2010
Had no mail for over 5 weeks now, I expect the hold-up is censorship at
Work Camp 1203 L 2010
It reminds me of a psychological test I read about years ago, in which you're given the following scenario: you're at the bank when a hold-up occurs.
Martine Wright: 7/7, survival – and a whole new life of opportunities 2011
Its talk was full of exit ramps and alternate routes, etcetera, what the cause of the hold-up was and how long it might be.
Eddie's Story TimChambers 2011
Its talk was full of exit ramps and alternate routes, etcetera, what the cause of the hold-up was and how long it might be.
Eddie's Story TimChambers 2011
There's a hold-up on where we're going to get electricity, he said, as a heavy rain began to fall.
Battle Lines Drawn Over Zuccotti Park Sophia Hollander 2011
And though Lloyd finally found his range to pull a set back, it was a temporary hold-up as Anderson, who had struggled in the earlier rounds, cruised through with a three-dart average of 100.65.
Gary Anderson beats Colin Lloyd at PDC World Darts Championships 2011
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