holdup
Pronunciation: [hoʊldʌp]
Word
Context: "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.
Example
The police caught the man who tried to do a holdup at the bank.
Example
There was no holdup at the store last night, and everything was safe.
Example
Did you hear about the holdup that happened downtown?
Context: "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.
Example
There was a holdup in traffic, so we arrived late to the party.
Example
There was no holdup, and we made it to the movie on time.
Example
What caused the holdup on the way to the airport?
Context: "delay"
(verb) to cause something to be delayed or held back. If you stop something from moving forward, you are holding it up.
Example
The bad weather may holdup the construction of the new playground.
Example
Finishing the project was not holdup by any issues; it went smoothly.
Example
Why did the rain holdup the game?
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