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hold up
Overview of noun hold-up
The noun holdup has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) armed robbery, heist, holdup, stickup -- (robbery at gunpoint)
2. delay, holdup -- (the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time)
Overview of verb hold-up
The verb hold up has 7 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (4) hold, support, sustain, hold up -- (be the physical support of; carry the weight of; "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?")
2. (3) hold up -- (hold up something as an example; hold up one's achievements for admiration)
3. (3) delay, detain, hold up -- (cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform")
4. (2) hold up, stick up -- (rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat)
5. (1) survive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out -- (continue to live; endure or last; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last without food and water?")
6. defy, withstand, hold, hold up -- (resist or confront with resistance; "The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held")
7. stand up, hold up, hold water -- (resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.; "Her shoes won't hold up"; "This theory won't hold water")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun hold-up
2 senses of holdup
Sense 1
armed robbery, heist, holdup, stickup
=> robbery
=> larceny, theft, thievery, thieving, stealing
=> felony
=> crime, law-breaking
=> transgression, evildoing
=> wrongdoing, wrongful conduct, misconduct, actus reus
=> activity
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
delay, holdup
=> inactivity
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun hold-up
1 of 2 senses of holdup
Sense 2
delay, holdup
=> break, interruption, disruption, gap
=> demurrage
=> forbearance
=> postponement, deferment, deferral
=> procrastination, cunctation, shillyshally
=> slowdown, lag, retardation
=> dalliance, dawdling, trifling
=> filibuster
=> tarriance, lingering
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun hold-up
2 senses of holdup
Sense 1
armed robbery, heist, holdup, stickup
=> robbery
Sense 2
delay, holdup
=> inactivity
Antonyms of noun hold-up
Member Holonyms of noun hold-up
Substance Holonyms of noun hold-up
Part Holonyms of noun hold-up
Member Meronyms of noun hold-up
Substance Meronyms of noun hold-up
Part Meronyms of noun hold-up
Meronyms of noun hold-up
Holonyms of noun hold-up
Attributes of noun hold-up
Derived Forms of noun hold-up
2 senses of holdup
Sense 1
armed robbery, heist, holdup, stickup
RELATED TO>(verb) hold up#4
=> hold up, stick up
Sense 2
delay, holdup
RELATED TO>(verb) hold up#3
=> delay, detain, hold up
Domain of noun hold-up
Domain Terms of noun hold-up
Familiarity of noun hold-up
holdup used as a noun is rare (polysemy count =2)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun hold-up
2 senses of holdup
Sense 1
armed robbery, heist, holdup, stickup
> robbery
=> armed robbery, heist, holdup, stickup
=> caper, job
=> dacoity, dakoity
=> heist, rip-off
=> highjacking, hijacking
=> highway robbery
=> rolling
Sense 2
delay, holdup
> inactivity
=> pause
=> wait, waiting
=> rest, ease, repose, relaxation
=> idleness, idling, loafing
=> delay, holdup
Meronyms of noun hold-up
2 senses of holdup
Holonyms of noun hold-up
Antonyms of verb hold-up
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb hold-up
7 senses of hold up
Sense 1
hold, support, sustain, hold up
Sense 2
hold up
=> expose, exhibit, display
=> show
Sense 3
delay, detain, hold up
=> decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retard
=> decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
=> change magnitude
=> change
Sense 4
hold up, stick up
=> rob
=> steal
=> take
Sense 5
survive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out
Sense 6
defy, withstand, hold, hold up
=> resist, hold out, withstand, stand firm
=> fight, oppose, fight back, fight down, defend
=> contend, fight, struggle
Sense 7
stand up, hold up, hold water
=> survive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb hold-up
5 of 7 senses of hold up
Sense 1
hold, support, sustain, hold up
=> scaffold
=> block
=> carry
=> chock
=> buoy, buoy up
=> pole
=> bracket
=> underpin
=> prop up, prop, shore up, shore
=> truss
=> brace
Sense 3
delay, detain, hold up
=> stonewall
=> catch
=> stall
=> buy time
Sense 4
hold up, stick up
=> mug
Sense 5
survive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out
=> stand up, hold up, hold water
=> perennate
=> live out
Sense 6
defy, withstand, hold, hold up
=> weather, endure, brave, brave out
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb hold-up
7 senses of hold up
Sense 1
hold, support, sustain, hold up
Sense 2
hold up
=> expose, exhibit, display
Sense 3
delay, detain, hold up
=> decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retard
Sense 4
hold up, stick up
=> rob
Sense 5
survive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out
Sense 6
defy, withstand, hold, hold up
=> resist, hold out, withstand, stand firm
Sense 7
stand up, hold up, hold water
=> survive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out
'Cause To' of verb hold-up
Derived Forms of verb hold-up
2 of 7 senses of hold up
Sense 3
delay, detain, hold up
RELATED TO>(noun) holdup#2
=> delay, holdup
Sense 4
hold up, stick up
RELATED TO>(noun) holdup#1
=> armed robbery, heist, holdup, stickup
Domain of verb hold-up
1 of 7 senses of hold up
Sense 4
hold up, stick up
TOPIC>(noun) crime#1, law-breaking#1
Domain Terms of verb hold-up
Familiarity of verb hold-up
hold up used as a verb is common (polysemy count =7)
Sample Sentences of verb hold-up
7 senses of hold up
Sense 1
hold, support, sustain, hold up
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Something ----s somebody
*> Something ----s something
Sense 2
hold up
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Something ----s somebody
*> Something ----s something
Sense 3
delay, detain, hold up
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s somebody
*> Something ----s something
Sense 4
hold up, stick up
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 5
survive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out
EX: The business is going to hold up
Sense 6
defy, withstand, hold, hold up
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 7
stand up, hold up, hold water
*> Something ----s
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb hold-up
5 of 7 senses of hold up
Sense 2
hold up
> expose, exhibit, display
=> open
=> produce, bring forth
=> hold up
=> bench
=> moon
=> flaunt, flash, show off, ostentate, swank
=> brandish
=> model
=> model, pose, sit, posture
=> pillory, gibbet
Sense 3
delay, detain, hold up
> decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retard
=> slow, slow down, slow up
=> delay, detain, hold up
Sense 4
hold up, stick up
> rob
=> hold up, stick up
=> pick
Sense 6
defy, withstand, hold, hold up
> resist, hold out, withstand, stand firm
=> stand out
=> stand up
=> outbrave
=> hold off
=> stand, remain firm
=> defy, withstand, hold, hold up
Sense 7
stand up, hold up, hold water
> survive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out
=> stand up, hold up, hold water
=> perennate
=> live out
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb hold-up
Sense 1
hold, support, sustain, hold up
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Sense 2
hold up
=> expose, exhibit, display
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Sense 3
delay, detain, hold up
=> decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retard
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Sense 4
hold up, stick up
=> rob
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Sense 5
survive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out
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Sense 6
defy, withstand, hold, hold up
=> resist, hold out, withstand, stand firm
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Sense 7
stand up, hold up, hold water
=> survive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out
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