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English noun: holdup | |||
| 1. | holdup (act) robbery at gunpoint | ||
| Synonyms | armed robbery, heist, stickup | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | robbery | ||
| 2. | holdup (act) the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time | ||
| Synonyms | delay | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | inactivity | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | break, cunctation, dalliance, dawdling, deferment, deferral, demurrage, disruption, filibuster, forbearance, gap, interruption, lag, lingering, postponement, procrastination, retardation, shillyshally, slowdown, tarriance, trifling | ||
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