hold up in English

noun

1

a situation that causes delay, especially to a journey.

synonyms: delay, setback, hitch, snag, obstruction, difficulty, problem, trouble, stumbling block, tie-up, logjam, traffic jam, gridlock, bottleneck, roadblock, snarl-up, glitch, hiccup

2

a robbery conducted with the use of threats or violence.

three dead in armored car holdup

synonyms: robbery, raid, armed robbery, armed raid, theft, burglary, mugging, stickup, heist

verb

live on, endure, last, go, hold out, live, survive
support, sustain, hold
withstand, hold, defy
detain, delay
stick up
stand up, hold water

noun

delay, robbery, stickup
delay, setback, hitch, snag, obstruction, difficulty, problem, trouble, stumbling block, tie-up, logjam, traffic jam, gridlock, bottleneck, roadblock, snarl-up, glitch, hiccup
robbery, raid, armed robbery, armed raid, theft, burglary, mugging, stickup, heist
delay
stickup, armed robbery, heist

Use "hold up" in a sentence

1. Hold up, hold up.

2. Hold up your hand up.

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4. Gotta make sure them ropes hold up.

5. Don't worry. The house will hold up.

6. You'll need tweezers to hold up the specimen.

7. Our car can hold up to five people.

8. 8 He is speculator who hold up customers.

9. There was a hold-up at the lights.

10. Come on, let's go. What's the hold-up?

11. The facts will hold up what I said.

12. Continuing violence could hold up progress towards reform.

13. I have tried to hold up the Gestapo.

14. The Olympic Stadium will hold up to 000 spectators.

15. They arrived late due to a motorway hold-up.

16. Despite the odd hold-up, we finished on time.

17. Hold up your hands if you have any question.

18. Democrats say arguments against the bill won't hold up.

19. 12 You'll need tweezers to hold up the specimen.

20. High school physics teacher used to hold up a ball.

21. These poles hold up the outer part of the tent.

22. They cannot hold up the mast nor spread the sail.

23. Can you hold up this trade to give me time?

24. Bolstering: to hold up or serve as a foundation for.

25. I said I'd hold up my end of the deal.

26. Jesus Christ is the light that we must hold up.

27. Buttressed: to hold up or serve as a foundation for

28. She did her best to hold up before her children.

29. So what's the hold-up in this seemingly simple process?

30. Buttressing: to hold up or serve as a foundation for.

31. Bolster: to hold up or serve as a foundation for.

32. The major hold-up, said Stern, is the large costs involved.

33. Alarm systems - Intrusion and hold-up systems - Part 1 : system requirements.

34. There are two large wooden supports that hold up the roof.

35. I thought that no one else could hold up such pain.

36. Latter-day Saint women today continue to hold up their light.

37. This must not be allowed to hold up the peace process.

38. Sorry I'm late. There was a hold-up on the motorway.

39. How long will you hold up on such a sum of money?

40. These blades hold up against repeated use better than standard deBurring blades.

41. No wonder the question is raised: “Who can hold up under it?”

42. Such works demean religious believers and hold up their convictions to contempt.

43. Wooden Adirondack Chairs are durable and hold up well against the elements

44. The hold-up sign is used to confirm tracheal placement of a Bougie

45. Hold up a piece of paper, and let it fall to the floor.

46. A man was shot dead in a hold-up at a downtown bank.

47. The only thing the Americans could do was to hold up in Bastogne …

48. Can the hold up in hot cells, tanks, vessels, pipes etc. be estimated?

49. Bear definition, to hold up; support: to Bear the weight of the roof

50. I hope that the fine weather will hold up for some more days.