Sekirov Dictionary

hold up

verb11

  1. To support or lift.
  2. To impede; detain.
  3. (informal) To wait or delay.
  4. To detain by threatening, usually with a weapon, in order to commit robbery.
  5. To persist.
  6. To withstand; to stand up to; to survive.
  7. To maintain composure despite hardship.
  8. To continue to be seen as favorable, to avoid seeming dated.
  9. To fulfil or complete one's part of an agreement.
  10. (figurative) To highlight, as if lifting up for display.
  11. To keep up; not to fall behind; not to lose ground.
hold-up
/ˈhoʊldˌʌp/

noun6

  1. (Nigeria) A traffic jam.
  2. (informal) A delay or wait.
  3. A robbery at gunpoint.
  4. [in the plural] Women's stockings designed to be worn without suspenders.
  5. The holding back of a card that could win a trick in order to use it later.
  6. The inventory of nuclear material within a separation plant.
forms

held up · holding up · holds up · hold-ups · hollup

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