Definition for hold-up - Oxford Dictionaries Online (World English)

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	hold-up (hold-up) noun 1a situation that causes delay: the road closure will cause lengthy hold-ups 2a robbery conducted with the use of threats or violence: the shocked victims of an armed hold-up 3 (usually hold-ups) a stocking held up by an elasticated top rather than by suspenders.		Search results in the dictionary hold up in hold¹ hold someone/thing up in hold¹ hold¹ keep or hold one's end up in end hold up one's head or hold one's head high in head More results » Nearby Words hokku hokonui hokum Hokusai, Katsushika Holarctic Holbein, Hans hold ¹ hold ² hold button hold-up holdall holdback Holden, William holder Hölderlin, Friedrich holdfast holding holding company holding ground