hold up

English - Turkish

Definition of hold up in English Turkish dictionary: (Fiili Deyim ) 1- yukarı kaldırmak 2- tutmak , desteklemek; gecikme; (deyim) durdurmak,geciktirmek. a hold-up durma; silahlı soygun; desteklemek; yolunu kesmek; kaldırmak; geri tutmak; arzetmek; yardımda bulunmak; gecikmek; korumak; çevirmek; engellemek; geciktirmek; ertele; yolunu kesip soymak; durdurmak; tutmak; alıkoymak; (deyim) hold someone/sth. up; yukarıda tutmak; sabit kalmak; dayanmak; (deyim) yolunu kesip soymak,silahla tehdit edip soymaya calismak; göstermek; direnmek; havaya kaldırmak; soymak; gecikme nedeni; silâhlı soygun; tıkanıklık; yol kesme; gecikme; engel
holdup: silahlı soygun
holdup: (trafik nedeniyle) gecikme
hold-up: yol kesme
holdup: engel
holdup: gecikme
holdup: yolunu kesip soyma
to hold up: tutmak için
holdup: durdurma
holdup: dili müşteriden fazla para isteme
holdup: silahli soygun
holdup: gecikme nedeni
holdup: tabanca tehdidiyle soyma
holdup: {i} soygun
holdup: tıkanıklık
holdup: yol kesme
holdup: silahlı soygun/gecikme

English - English

Definition of hold up in English English dictionary: to fulfil / fulfill or complete one's part of an agreement
I don't think he's holding up his end of the bargain.; to rob at gunpoint
The guy tried to hold up a bank.; To withstand; to stand up to; to survive
hold up to heavy use.; To support or lift
Hold up the table while I slide this underneath.; To wait or delay
Hold up a minute. I want to check something.; cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform"; rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat; be the physical support of; carry the weight of; "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?"; To hold up a person or process means to make them late or delay them. Why were you holding everyone up? Continuing violence could hold up progress towards reform. = delay; resist or confront with resistance; "The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held"; If you hold up something such as someone's behaviour, you make it known to other people, so that they can criticize or praise it. He had always been held up as an example to the younger ones; resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc ; "Her shoes won't hold up"; "This theory won't hold water"; stop, delay; rob; armed robbery; hindrance, postponement; hold up something as an example; hold up one's achievements for admiration rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat; If something such as a type of business holds up in difficult conditions, it stays in a reasonably good state. Children's wear is one area that is holding up well in the recession; If someone holds up a place such as a bank or a shop, they point a weapon at someone there to make them give them money or valuable goods. A thief ran off with hundreds of pounds yesterday after holding up a petrol station. = rob; If an argument or theory holds up, it is true or valid, even after close examination. I'm not sure if the argument holds up, but it's stimulating. = stand up see also hold-up; If one thing holds up another, it is placed under the other thing in order to support it and prevent it from falling. Mills have iron pillars all over the place holding up the roof Her legs wouldn't hold her up; continue to live; endure or last; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The racecar driver lived through several very serious accidents"; If you hold up your hand or something you have in your hand, you move it upwards into a particular position and keep it there. She held up her hand stiffly Hold it up so that we can see it; hold up something as an example; hold up one's achievements for admiration; a robbery at gunpoint
This is a hold-up! Give us all your money.; A delay or wait
What is the holdup?.; Women's stockings designed to be worn without suspenders; A hold-up is something which causes a delay; A hold-up is a situation in which someone is threatened with a weapon in order to make them hand over money or valuables; A hold-up is the stopping or very slow movement of traffic, sometimes caused by an accident which happened earlier. They arrived late due to a motorway hold-up
holdup: {i} armed robbery, act of forcing a person to stop and robbing them; delay
holdup: the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
holdup: robbery at gunpoint

hold up

Turkish pronunciation

hōld ʌp

Synonyms

delay, detain, hinder, hold off, impede, interfere, interrupt, pause, prorogue, retard, set back, slow down, stay, stop, suspend

Antonyms

allow, continue, forward, permit, promote, give

Pronunciation

/ˈhōld ˈəp/ /ˈhoʊld ˈʌp/

Etymology

[ 'hOld ] (verb.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English healdan; akin to Old High German haltan to hold, and perhaps to Latin celer rapid, Greek klonos agitation.

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