Free Translator Free Translator
Translators Dictionaries Courses Other
Home
English Dictionary      examples: 'day', 'get rid of', 'New York Bay'




Holdup   /hˈoʊldˌəp/   Listen
Holdup

noun
1.
Robbery at gunpoint.  Synonyms: armed robbery, heist, stickup.
2.
The act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time.  Synonym: delay.



Related search:



WordNet 3.0 © 2010 Princeton University








Advanced search
     Find words:
Starting with
Ending with
Containing
Matching a pattern  

Synonyms
Antonyms
Quotes
Words linked to  

only single words



Share |





"Holdup" Quotes from Famous Books



... chance, I skinned off five fives from my little ol' bank-roll and passes 'em over to Mr. Holdup, an' then he picks up an' shuffles a deck of little cards an' deals me ...
— The Boy Scouts Book of Stories • Various

... missed it for worlds!" the girl whispered. "Oh, Clyde, isn't he a duck of a holdup? Will there be shooting? Haven't any of ...
— Desert Conquest - or, Precious Waters • A. M. Chisholm



Words linked to "Holdup" :   filibuster, holdup man, gap, trifling, dawdling, hold up, armed robbery, heist, interruption, stickup, lingering, forbearance, deferment, procrastination, lag, tarriance, demurrage, disruption, dalliance, cunctation, retardation, shillyshally, robbery, break, deferral, inactivity, postponement, slowdown



Copyright © 2024 Free-Translator.com