Lexic.us

Definition of Holdup

1. Noun. Robbery at gunpoint.

2. Noun. The act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time.

Definition of Holdup

1. Noun. (alternative spelling of hold-up) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Holdup

1. a delay [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Holdup

holdings holdoff holdoffs holdout holdouts holdover holdovers holds holds a candle holds back

holds fire holds off holds out holds true holds up holdup (current term) holdup man holdups hole hole-and-corner

hole-and-corner(a) hole-in-corner hole-in-the-wall hole-in-the-walls hole card hole cards hole in one hole in retina hole in the ground hole out

Literary usage of Holdup

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. History of Wyandotte County, Kansas: And Its People by Perl Wilbur Morgan (1911)
"A holdup isn 'ta circumstance alongside of some of the experiences the pioneer railroaders had with Indians in the early days of the old "KP" and the Santa ..."

2. Through the Shadows with O. Henry by Al Jennings (1921)
"CHAPTER VII Planning a holdup; terrors of a novice; the train-robbery; a bloodless victory; division of the spoils; new threat of peril. ..."

3. When the Lights Go Out, and Never Come Back On: Nuclear Terrorism in America by Bruce Hoffman, United States Dept. of Energy, Rand Corporation (1987)
"... memb disciplined and its limited membership makes it virtually impos; connection with the Brinks holdup reflected the security precau ..."

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