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hold up   (TTS Sound)

The noun holdup has 2 senses

• armed robbery, heist, holdup, stickup -- (robbery at gunpoint)


• delay, holdup -- (the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time)

The verb hold up has 7 senses

• hold, support, sustain, hold up -- (be the physical support of; carry the weight of; "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?")


• hold up -- (hold up something as an example; hold up one's achievements for admiration)


• delay, detain, hold up -- (cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform")


• hold up, stick up -- (rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat)


• survive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out -- (continue to live through hardship or adversity; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last without food and water?")


• defy, withstand, hold, hold up -- (resist or confront with resistance; "The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held")


• stand up, hold up, hold water -- (resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.; "Her shoes won't hold up"; "This theory won't hold water")