Hold up a minute. I want to check something.
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Hold up
Synonyms for "hold up" (384 found)
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Closest matches (77)
adjournadvertiseafford supportairarrestbackback upbackpedalbackwaterbe consistentbe proof againstbe the casebe truebe truthfulbe unflappablebearbear outbear upbear up againstblazon
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blazon forthbleedbleed whiteblockbolsterbolster upboostbottle upbracebrakebrandishbrazen outbridlebuoybuoy upbuttresscarrycast upcheckclipclip the wingscome up fightingcommit robberyconfineconform to factconstraincontaincontinuecontrolcoolcool offcountercheckcradlecrutchcurbcurtailcushiondamdam updampdampendangledeceleratedeferdefydelaydemonstratedetain
Strong matches (115)
Noun(2 words)
detainingkeep the original
displaydomptdragdrag outdraw reinease offease upelevateembargoemblazonendureenjoinerectescalateexhibitexploitextendfinanceflashflaunt
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fleecefloatfloat highflourishfundget byget home freegive supportgougegovernguardhack ithamperhanghang firehang inhang in therehang onhang toughhang upheaveheftheightenheisthijackhikehinderhoickhoistholdhold at bayhold backhold fasthold goodhold inhold in checkhold in leashhold offhold onhold outhold overhold togetherhold truehold waterimpedeinhibitinterceptinterfereintermeddleintermitinterruptintervenejerk upkeepkeep afloatkeep backkeep fromkeep inkeep in checkkeep under controlkeep upknock overknock uplaglay asidelay bylay overlay under restraintlend supportlet downlet uplevitateliftlift uplive throughlive through itlive withlive with itlobloftlose groundlose momentum
Related words (192)
lose speedmainstaymaintainmake latemanifestmeddlemeet requirementsmoderatemugnever say dienot budgenot flagnot give upnot weakenobstructopposeoverchargeoverpriceovertaxparade
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passpass musterpauseperk uppigeonholepillowpostponeprofiteerprohibitprolongpropprop upprorogateprorogueprotractprove outprove to beprove truepullpull inpush asideput asideput forthput forwardput offput on iceput overraiseraise uprearrear uprebuffrecessreefreinrein inreinforcerelaxremain firmremain validremitrepelrepressrepulsereserveresistrestrainretardretrenchride highride it outride outrip offriserobscotchscrewsee it outset asideset backset byset upshakeshelveshift offshoreshore upshoulderskinskyslack offslack upslackensleep onslowslow downslow upsnubsoaksportstandstand faststand firmstand overstand patstand the teststand upstave offstaystay it outstay putstay the distancestay with itstickstick itstick it outstick outstick to itstick togetherstick upstick with itstingstopstraitenstretch outsubsidizesubventionsubventionizesupportsuppresssurchargesuspendsustainsweat it outswindletabletake a recesstake in sailtake itthrottlethrottle downthrow uptough it outtrumpettrumpet forthunderbraceundergirdunderlieunderpinundersetupupbearupbuoyupcastupheaveuphoistupholdupkeepupliftupraiseuprearupthrowvauntvictimizewaftwaivewashwaveweatherweather the stormwithholdwithstand
Verb(16 words)
Noun(2 words)
stallingsupport force
Interjection(1 words)
Intj(1 words)
Related word relations
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More general
35 entriesShowing 16 of 35 words.
More specific
16 entriesbank robberybracebrief pausebureaucratic delaycorrectiongas station robberyinterruptionlongevityproduction delaypropquick delayshort waitstore robberysturdinesstraffic delaytraffic jam
Collocations
17 entriesShowing 16 of 17 words.
Inflections
4 entriesDerivations
2 entriessimilar
5 entriesTranslations
28 translations across 12 languages.
Evenki
1 entries- тури- verb (to impede, detain)
Finnish
4 entries- kannatella verb (to support or lift)
- kohottaa verb (to support or lift)
- nostaa verb (to support or lift)
- pidätellä verb (to impede, detain)
French
1 entries- retenir verb (to impede, detain)
German
3 entries- ausrauben verb (to rob at gunpoint)
- zurückhalten verb (to impede, detain)
- überfallen verb (to rob at gunpoint)
Hungarian
1 entries- feltart verb (to impede, detain)
Italian
4 entries- alzare verb (to support or lift)
- impedire verb (to impede, detain)
- rapinare verb (to rob at gunpoint)
- sollevare verb (to support or lift)
Nanai
1 entries- туру- verb (to impede, detain)
Romanian
2 entries- jefui verb (to rob at gunpoint)
- prăda verb (to rob at gunpoint)
Russian
2 entries- задерживать verb (to impede, detain)
- приподнимать verb (to support or lift)
Sanskrit
1 entries- यच्छति verb (to support or lift)
Spanish
3 entries- entorpecer verb (to impede, detain)
- retrasar verb (to impede, detain)
- sostener verb (to support or lift)
Swedish
3 entries- hindra verb (to impede, detain)
- stödja verb (to support or lift)
- stötta verb (to support or lift)
Sample sentences
18 total sentences available.
I've got to get to work now. Why are you holding me up?
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What is holding up traffic?
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Herds of wandering reindeer are frequently seen, and may even hold up the train while they cross the unfenced line to reach their feeding grounds.
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