单词	hold sb/sth up
释义	Contents phrasal verb(2) hold sb/sth up (DELAY) hold sb/sth up (STEAL) English Business hold sb/sth up — phrasal verb with hold uk/həʊld/us/hoʊld/verb held, held (DELAY) B1 to delay someone or something: Traffic was held up for several hours by the accident. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Delaying and wasting time ado be on ice idiom bugger bugger about bugger sb about carry hold hold sb over *hold sb/sth* back hold up ice kick kick the can down the road idiom push retardation set sth/sb back shelve sit** sit on sth *spin your* wheels idiom See more results » (STEAL) to steal from someone using violence or the threat of violence: They held the same bank up twice in one week. He was held up at gunpoint by a gang of masked youths. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Stealing abscond aggravated burglary appropriate armed robbery** break in/break into sth duff liberate light-fingered loot looting make off with sth mug relieve rob robbery run off with sth scrump shoplifting sting whip See more results » hold sb/sth up — phrasal verb with hold uk/həʊld/usverb held, held to stop something getting somewhere, or making progress: The documents were held up in the post, so the sale was delayed. I was held up by traffic and arrived half an hour late at the meeting. The problems with the new system would hold up the project.
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