to cause a delay for someone or something, or to make them late
to hold something in a high position, so that it can be seen
to remain strong or in a fairly good condition
to steal from a person, business, or vehicle by threatening them with a gun or other weapon
to support someone or something so that they do not fall down
An armed raider held up the village store last week.
Around Parramatta there were four break-ins, two bag-snatchings and an attempted bank hold-up during the forty-five-minute church service.
But not a scrap of money from the hold-up was found, then or later.
He must have helped them work out the hold-up in the first place.
Her legs were almost too shaky to hold her up.
Prices had held up well until late 1997.
She got held up at work.
She held up her hand for silence.
Sorry I’m late, but my train was held up.
The deal had been held up for months by corruption claims and a tax dispute.
There were fears that her ankle might not hold up for the competition.
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There is no origin for this phrasal verb
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