hold-up

noun

/ˈhəʊld ʌp/

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a situation in which something is prevented from happening for a short time synonym delay
- What's the hold-up?
- We should finish by tonight, barring hold-ups.
- (British English) Sorry I'm late. There was a hold-up on the motorway.
Topics Transport by car or lorryc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- lengthy
- traffic
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(also also informal stick-up especially in North American English)
an act of stealing from a bank, etc. using a gun
- a hold-up at the local supermarket
Topics Crime and punishmentc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- armed
- bank
verb + hold-up
- carry out
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hold-ups [plural]
(British English) stockings that are kept up by having a band of material that can stretch at the top

单词	hold-up
释义	hold-up noun /ˈhəʊld ʌp/ /ˈhəʊld ʌp/ jump to other results a situation in which something is prevented from happening for a short time synonym delay What's the hold-up? We should finish by tonight, barring hold-ups. (British English) Sorry I'm late. There was a hold-up on the motorway. Topics Transport by car or lorryc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective lengthy traffic See full entry (also also informal stick-up especially in North American English) an act of stealing from a bank, etc. using a gun a hold-up at the local supermarket Topics Crime and punishmentc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective armed bank verb + hold-up carry out See full entry hold-ups [plural] (British English) stockings that are kept up by having a band of material that can stretch at the top
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