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holdup

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noun

hold·​up ˈhōld-ˌəp How to pronounce holdup (audio)
1
: delay
2
: a robbery carried out at gunpoint

hold up

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verb

held up; holding up; holds up

transitive verb

1
: to rob at gunpoint
2
3
: to call attention to : single out
his work was held up to ridicule
hold this up as perfection The Times Literary Supplement (London)

intransitive verb

: to continue in the same condition without failing or losing effectiveness or force
she's holding up under the strain
music that holds up twenty years later

Example Sentences

Noun There have been a series of holdups at local banks. a holdup in construction due to the weather Verb held up mail delivery until we had a permanent address traffic was held up for miles by the accident
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The holdup happened at PNC Bank on 3501 Roosevelt Blvd. Carol Robinson | Crobinson@al.com, al, 8 July 2022 The holdup of shipments because of the war has worsened rising food prices worldwide and threatened hunger and political instability in developing nations. Susie Blann, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2022 The holdup of food shipments because of the war has worsened rising food prices worldwide and threatened hunger and political instability in developing nations. Susie Blann And Suzan Fraser, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Aug. 2022 If that type of holdup persists, Waxenberg suggested the MARB may need to ask state lawmakers to pass special legislation and appoint a board or individual to run the city for the state. Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 29 July 2022 The holdup has clouded U.S. investment plans for a number of big chip manufacturers. Dan Strumpf, WSJ, 24 July 2022 Authorities initially sought the serial violent robbers after a holdup occurred in Ontario just after midnight Monday, followed by a robbery at a 7-Eleven store in Upland about 40 minutes later. Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2022 Jagger Freeman, 28, planned the Feb. 12, 2019, holdup that resulted in Detective Brian Simonsen's death, Queens County District Attorney Melinda Katz said. Fox News, 7 July 2022 Police are trying to track down an armed robbery suspect sought in connection with a holdup at a northwest Atlanta gas station last month. Matt Bruce, ajc, 21 June 2022
Verb
If the Bobcats defensive front can’t hold up against OSU, the Beavers might run all day and never look back. oregonlive, 16 Sep. 2022 If Mayfield and Christian McCaffrey can hold up, the Panthers have a playoff shot. Richard Morin, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2022 The court gets slippery because of sandbags that players pile on the bottom of the poles to hold up that net, leading Clark to once slip like a cartoon character on a banana peel while running lines with the team. Luca Evans, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2022 Although many aspects of the series’ effects work hold up regardless of the venue — the attack of a sea serpent in the second episode was a highlight for me — other pieces feel overlit and flat. Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Aug. 2022 Congress should tighten the rules on standing so that activists can’t hold up safe infrastructure over minor issues. Mario Loyola, WSJ, 31 Aug. 2022 While some herbs can hold up in the microwave, delicate herbs will wither and turn brown. Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Aug. 2022 But those networks have met a tough match in the covid era, when shortages on the other side of the world can hold up just about anything. Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2022 For the Monaco National Day Celebration, the twins made sweet signs to hold up sharing their love for their mother, Princess Charlene, who was stuck for six months in South Africa due to a medical issue that prevented her from flying. Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, 23 July 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1837, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1851, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of holdup was in 1837

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