'Holdup' definitions:
Definition of 'holdup'
(from WordNet)
noun
noun
The act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time [syn: delay, holdup]
Definition of 'Holdup'
From: GCIDE
- Holdup \Hold"up\ (h[=o]ld"[u^]p`), n.
- 1. a robbery, usually at gunpoint. [PJC]
- 2. a delay. "What's the holdup?" [PJC]
- 3. highway robbery[2]. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'holdup'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- afterthought,
- armed robbery,
- arrest,
- arrestation,
- arrestment,
- asportation,
- assault and robbery,
- banditry,
- bank robbery,
- bind,
- block,
- blockage,
- blocking,
- bureaucratic delay,
- cattle lifting,
- cattle stealing,
- check,
- clogging,
- closing up,
- closure,
- constriction,
- cramp,
- dead time,
- deceleration,
- delay,
- delayage,
- delayed reaction,
- detainment,
- detention,
- double take,
- drag,
- dragging,
- ease-off,
- ease-up,
- exploitation,
- extortion,
- fixation,
- flagging,
- foot-dragging,
- gain,
- halt,
- hampering,
- hang-up,
- heist,
- highway robbery,
- hijacking,
- hindering,
- hindrance,
- holdback,
- hysteresis,
- impediment,
- inhibition,
- interference,
- interim,
- interruption,
- jam,
- lag,
- lagging,
- let,
- letdown,
- letup,
- loan-sharking,
- logjam,
- minus acceleration,
- moratorium,
- mugging,
- negativism,
- nuisance value,
- obstruction,
- obstructionism,
- occlusion,
- opposition,
- output lag,
- overassessment,
- overcharge,
- paperasserie,
- pause,
- pocket picking,
- process lag,
- purse snatching,
- red tape,
- red-tapeism,
- red-tapery,
- repression,
- reprieve,
- resistance,
- respite,
- restraint,
- restriction,
- retardance,
- retardation,
- retardment,
- robbery,
- robbing,
- setback,
- shylocking,
- slack-up,
- slackening,
- slow-up,
- slowdown,
- slowing,
- slowing down,
- slowness,
- slowup,
- squeeze,
- stay,
- stay of execution,
- stickup,
- stickup job,
- stop,
- stoppage,
- stranglehold,
- stricture,
- suppression,
- surcharge,
- suspension,
- throughput,
- tie-up,
- time constants,
- time lag,
- time lead,
- usury,
- wait