| hold-up | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a robbery, esp an armed one |
| 2. | a delay; stoppage |
| 3. | (US) an excessive charge; extortion |
| 4. | (usually plural) a stocking that is held up by an elasticated top without suspenders |
| —vb | |
| 5. | (tr) to delay; hinder: we were held up by traffic |
| 6. | (tr) to keep from falling; support |
| 7. | (tr) to stop forcibly or waylay in order to rob, esp using a weapon |
| 8. | (tr) to exhibit or present: he held up his achievements for our admiration |
| 9. | (intr) to survive or last: how are your shoes holding up? |
| 10. | bridge to refrain from playing a high card, so delaying the establishment of (a suit) |
| 11. | hold up one's hands to confess a mistake or misdeed |
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |