What's the holdup?
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Holdup
Synonyms for "holdup" (143 found)
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Closest matches (29)
afterthoughtarmed robberyarrestarrestationarrestmentasportationassault and robberybanditrybank robberybindblockblockadeblockageblockingbureaucratic delaycattle liftingcattle stealingcheckcloggingclosing up
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Interjection(1 words)
dang delay
Strong matches (43)
decelerationdelaydelayagedelayed reactiondetainmentdetentiondouble takedragdraggingease-offease-upexploitationextortionfixationflaggingfoot draggingfoot-dragginggainhalthampering
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Related words (71)
loan sharkingloan-sharkinglogjamminus accelerationmoratoriummuggingnegativismnuisance valueobstructionobstructionismocclusionoppositionoutput lagoverassessmentoverchargepaperasseriepausepocket pickingprocess lagpurse snatching
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red tapered-tapeismred-taperyrepressionreprieveresistancerespiterestraintrestrictionretardanceretardationretardmentrobberyrobbingsetbackshylockingslack-upslackeningslow upslow-upslowdownslowingslowing downslownessslowupsqueezestaystay of executionstickupstickup jobstopstoppagestrangleholdstricturesuppressionsurchargesuspensionthroughputtie uptie-uptime constantstime lagtime leadusurywait
Noun(6 words)
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5 entriesarmed holdupbank holdupconstruction holdupholdup timetraffic holdup
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4 total sentences available.
Tom was unlucky to be in the bank when the holdup took place.
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Don't fear! This way he certainly won't think that you've brought any contraband, and won't cause a holdup by checking over your luggage.
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A pink tie had been found in an underground stream near where the holdup men had camped.
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