Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
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- [hohld uhp]
- /hoʊld ʌp/
- /həʊld ʌp/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [hohld uhp]
- /hoʊld ʌp/
Definitions of hold-up word
- verb with object hold-up to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his. 1
- verb with object hold-up to set aside; reserve or retain: to hold merchandise until called for; to hold a reservation. 1
- verb with object hold-up to bear, sustain, or support, as with the hands or arms, or by any other means. 1
- verb with object hold-up to keep in a specified state, relation, etc.: The preacher held them spellbound. 1
- verb with object hold-up to detain: The police held him at the station house. 1
- verb with object hold-up to engage in; preside over; carry on: to hold a meeting. 1
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Origin of hold-up
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English holden, Old English h(e)aldan; cognate with Old Frisian, Old Norse halda, Old Saxon, Gothic haldan, Old High German haltan (German halten)
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Parts of speech for Hold-up
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hold-up popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
Synonyms for hold-up
noun hold-up
- traffic jam — jam1 (def 16).
- barrier — A barrier is something such as a rule, law, or policy that makes it difficult or impossible for something to happen or be achieved.
- blockage — A blockage in a pipe, tube, or tunnel is an object which blocks it, or the state of being blocked.
- congestion — If there is congestion in a place, the place is extremely crowded and blocked with traffic or people.
- snag — a tree or part of a tree held fast in the bottom of a river, lake, etc., and forming an impediment or danger to navigation.
Antonyms for hold-up
noun hold-up
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- assistance — If you give someone assistance, you help them do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- opening — an open or clear space.
- help — to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.
- continuation — The continuation of something is the fact that it continues, rather than stopping.
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with h
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