holdup

[hohld-uhp]

hold·up

[hohld-uhp]
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; noun use of verb phrase hold up
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Holdup is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
WordNet
holdup

noun
1. robbery at gunpoint [syn: armed robbery
2. the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time [syn: delay
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