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Hold up synonyms

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exhibit
To show outwardly; display:
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  1. To show outwardly; display:
  2. To give evidence or an instance of; demonstrate:
  3. To present for others to see:
elevate
To move (something) to a higher place or position from a lower one; lift.
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  1. To move (something) to a higher place or position from a lower one; lift.
  2. To raise (a person) in rank or position; promote
  3. To raise to a higher moral, cultural, or intellectual level:
stop
To be able to go no further; come to an end
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  1. To be able to go no further; come to an end
  2. To interrupt one's course or journey for a brief visit or stay. Often used with by, in, or off:
  3. To prevent the flow or passage of:
pause
To cause to be temporarily inactive; briefly stop the action of (an electronic device, audio or video stream, etc.)
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  1. To cause to be temporarily inactive; briefly stop the action of (an electronic device, audio or video stream, etc.)
  2. To cease or suspend an action temporarily:
  3. To cease or suspend the action of temporarily; stop for an interim:
waylay
To lie in wait for and attack from ambush.
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  1. To lie in wait for and attack from ambush.
  2. To interrupt the course or progress of:
  3. To wait for and accost (a person) on the way
burglarize
To commit burglary in or upon
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  1. To commit burglary in or upon
  2. To commit burglary in (a building or other premises).
  3. To commit burglary against (someone):
mug
To assault usually with intent to rob
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  1. To assault usually with intent to rob
  2. (Informal) To photograph (a person's face) for police files.
  3. To threaten or assault (a person) with the intent to rob:
brace
(Naut.) To move (a yard) by means of a brace
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  1. (Naut.) To move (a yard) by means of a brace
  2. To get a firm hold with (the hands or feet)
  3. (Nautical) To turn (the yards of a ship) by the braces.
prop
To sustain or bolster
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  1. To sustain or bolster
  2. To place or lean (something) against a support
  3. To support by placing something beneath or against; shore up.
shoulder
To take or carry upon the shoulder
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  1. To take or carry upon the shoulder
  2. To push or apply force to with a shoulder:
  3. To push with a shoulder.
Find another word for hold-up. In this page you can discover 21 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for hold-up, like: exhibit, raise high, elevate, stop, pause, interfere with, waylay, burglarize, steal from, mug and brace.

Sentence Examples

  • Hold-up down on Broad Street.

  • While designed to hold-up through thousands of uses, on occasion the gears may come dislodged, causing them to break.

  • Let's see how you hold up.

  • Don't hold up dinner on my account.

  • "This won't hold up in-- " Her last word didn't translate.

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