Found 2 items, similar to holdup.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: holdup
holdup
n 1: robbery at gunpoint [syn:
armed robbery,
heist,
stickup]
2: the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being
put off until a later time [syn:
delay]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Holdup
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]