holdup
Aussprache: [hoʊldʌp]
Wort
Kontext: „crime“
(noun) a situation where someone steals from another person, usually using force or threat. It's what you might call a robbery where the person doing it might have a weapon or scare the victim.
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The police caught the man who tried to do a holdup at the bank.
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There was no holdup at the store last night, and everything was safe.
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Did you hear about the holdup that happened downtown?
Kontext: „delay“
(noun) a pause or delay in something that was supposed to happen. It's like when you want to leave for school but your friend is running late.
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There was a holdup in traffic, so we arrived late to the party.
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There was no holdup, and we made it to the movie on time.
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What caused the holdup on the way to the airport?
Kontext: „delay“
(verb) to cause something to be delayed or held back. If you stop something from moving forward, you are holding it up.
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The bad weather may holdup the construction of the new playground.
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Finishing the project was not holdup by any issues; it went smoothly.
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Why did the rain holdup the game?
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