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hold-ups

noun
SayHOHLD-upsUS/ˈhoʊld ˌʌps/UK/ˈhəʊld ˌʌps/

2 meanings of hold-ups

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  1. 1
    noun
    Plural of hold-up. Use it when you mean more than one hold-up.

    There were a few hold-ups at the airport, so we got home late.

    The police are looking into two hold-ups at gas stations last night.

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  2. 2
    nouncolloquialUKplural
    Women's stockings that stay up by themselves, with no straps to hold them.

    She bought a pair of black hold-ups for the party.

    These hold-ups keep slipping down when I walk.

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hold-ups is a form of hold up

hold up, noun: A delay, or a time when you have to wait. Full entry

Forms
hold uphold-ups plural

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