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hold-up

/həʊld ʌp/

/hoʊld ʌp/

hold-upnoun

hold-ups

/həʊld ʌp/

/hoʊld ʌp/

Translations

задержка

There was a hold-up on the highway due to an accident.

На шоссе была задержка из-за аварии.

ограбление

The bank experienced a hold-up last night.

Вчера вечером в банке произошло ограбление.

Additional translations

затор

пробка

Definitions

A delay or obstruction in progress or movement.

The traffic hold-up caused us to be late for the meeting.

A robbery conducted with the use of threats or violence.

The bank was the target of a hold-up last night.

A women's stocking with an elasticized band that enables it to stay up without suspenders.

She bought sheer black hold-ups for the party.

Synonyms

hold-upadjective

/ˈhəʊld ʌp/

/ˈhoʊld ʌp/

Used attributively for garments (especially stockings) that stay up without support.

Definitions

Designed to stay in place without the need for suspenders or additional support.

She wore hold-up stockings under her dress.

Synonyms

bogged down

slowed

held back

backed up

behind schedule

held up