Synonyms for "holdups" (133 found)

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Closest matches (27)

armed robberydelayafterthoughtarrestarrestationarrestmentasportationassault and robberybanditrybank robberybindblockblockadeblockageblockingbureaucratic delaycattle liftingcattle stealingcheckclogging

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closing upclosureconstrictioncrampdead timedeceleration

Noun(1 words)

armed robbery

Strong matches (40)

Noun(2 words)

delayheist

delayagedelayed reactiondetainmentdetentiondouble takedragdraggingease-offease-upexploitationextortionfixationflaggingfoot draggingfoot-dragginggainhalthamperinghang uphang-up

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heisthighway robberyhijackinghinderinghindranceholdbackhysteresisimpedimentinhibitioninterferenceinteriminterruptionjamlaglaggingletletdownletup

Related words (66)

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(1 words)

stickup

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Sample sentences

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Sami admitted to holdups in Egypt.

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