Another word for hold-up | Synonyms for hold-up

Another word for hold-up

hold up Synonyms

hold up

v.

To show
exhibit, raise high, elevate; see display 1.
To delay
stop, pause, interfere with; see delay 1, hinder, interrupt 2.
To rob forcibly
waylay, burglarize, steal from, mug; see rob.
To support
brace, prop, shoulder; see hold 8, support 1.

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Another word for hold up

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see hold

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

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