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Grammar : Noun
Spell : hohld-uhp
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhoʊldˌʌp



Definition of holdup

  • noun problem
  • noun take goods illegally by force
Example sentences :
  • A holdup by all the people of all the people for all the people is Liberty.
  • Extract from : « The Ghost in the White House » by Gerald Stanley Lee
  • The two craft drew together, and for the rest it was like the other holdup.
  • Extract from : « The Wreck of the Titan » by Morgan Robertson
  • The burglar and holdup man are high-minded gentlemen by comparison.
  • Extract from : « Fighting the Traffic in Young Girls » by Various
  • And there I had a job explaining that I wasn't a holdup myself.
  • Extract from : « Desert Conquest » by A. M. Chisholm
  • I offered him the value he put on the ranch himself, not a holdup price.
  • Extract from : « Desert Conquest » by A. M. Chisholm
  • A holdup man, caught in the act, had pretended to surrender.
  • Extract from : « The Arrow of Fire » by Roy J. Snell
  • The point is this: You know all about the holdup that is going to take place.
  • Extract from : « Tish, The Chronicle of Her Escapades and Excursions » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • Of course he doesn't expect the holdup—not in the papers anyhow.
  • Extract from : « Tish, The Chronicle of Her Escapades and Excursions » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • The crime-wave was unknown, the daylight holdup unprecedented.
  • Extract from : « Vignettes of Manhattan; Outlines in Local Color » by Brander Matthews
  • He called up the details of the holdup and carefully revolved them in mind.
  • Extract from : « The Lone Star Ranger » by Zane Grey

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