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Definition hold-up in American English

hold-up noun

[countable] noun
1

a situation in which someone threatens people in a bank or store with a weapon in order to get money or goods

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2

a short delay

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3

a situation in which traffic does not move or moves only very slowly

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Definition hold-up in American English