[
US
/ˈhoʊɫˌdəp/
]
NOUN
- the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
- robbery at gunpoint
How To Use holdup In A Sentence
- Sad and that's what one calls bursting bubbles, with no reason to justify the holdup; but times out for worrying as iPhone gets Flutter. Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now
- Mr Holdup said the existing football pitch on the site would remain but part of the playing fields would be built on.
- But what happens when the words gets around and all the muggers and holdup men know the gadget is harmless? JANAKY AND THE GIANT
- Charles Willoughby - known as "Chas" - died aged 42 in 2004, 20 years after he was involved in the holdup of an armoured truck outside Birkenhead Foodtown on Auckland's North Shore. Stuff.co.nz - Stuff
- Interesting trip. you guys are one tough crew to even attempt that trip with quads. next time try using an Argo 8 wheeler. they go to the tough hunting places with ease and you get there nice and clean. the main holdup is pulling all the quads out or to the road. Ice-Out by Ice Road: Fishing Backcountry Manitoba by ATV
- A new method of holdup measurement for water - oil two phase flow is introduced, i . e. ultrasonic diffusion.
- In just under four weeks, 39 armed holdups and nine home invasions have been reported by police, who say the popular crime series is inspiring young offenders to commit more violent offences in a futile effort to attain "druglord" status. NEWS.com.au | Top Stories
- We understand the holdup is visas for his wife and children. Anton, Francis G.
- Also unflappable, including an inauspiciously silly early scene in which she mediates her way out of a coffee-shop holdup. Roush Review: A Thursday Logjam
- Under the experimental cinditions, increasing the mixer dimension and tilt will increase the gas holdup and reduce the bubble diameter.
