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hold-up
noun
- a robbery, esp an armed one
- a delay; stoppage
- an excessive charge; extortion
- usually plural a stocking that is held up by an elasticated top without suspenders
verb
- tr to delay; hinder
we were held up by traffic
- tr to keep from falling; support
- tr to stop forcibly or waylay in order to rob, esp using a weapon
- tr to exhibit or present
he held up his achievements for our admiration
- intr to survive or last
how are your shoes holding up?
- bridge to refrain from playing a high card, so delaying the establishment of (a suit)
- hold up one's handsto confess a mistake or misdeed
Example Sentences
One party member was seen holding up four fingers to a colleague, before a recount was confirmed.
Amazon, another tech giant whose results were being closely watched for signs of tariff damage, likewise said sales were holding up, rising 8% year-on-year in its North America e-commerce business in the most recent quarter.
The report is the most comprehensive reading of how the world's largest economy is holding up following the introduction of import taxes by President Donald Trump, which has scrambled global trade and created major uncertainty.
But Perry bore the brunt of the ridicule after it emerged she sung Louis Armstrong's What a Wonderful World, and held up the setlist for her new tour to an in-flight camera.
"In no way at all did we have any foothold in that game - nothing really held up and we gave up momentum so easily," he told BBC Radio Devon.
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