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hold⋅up

  [hohld-uhp]
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–noun
1. a forcible stopping and robbing of a person.
2. a stop or delay in the progress of something: There was a holdup in the construction of the bridge.
3. an instance of being charged excessively.
Origin:
1830–40, Americanism; n. use of v. phrase hold up
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hold·up   (hōld'ŭp')   
n.  

  1. An interruption or a delay: What's the holdup? We're in a hurry.

  2. An armed robbery.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Main Entry: hold·up
Function: noun
: an attempted or completed robbery carried out with the use of force and esp. at gunpoint
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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