# hold-ups

Pronunciation: say "HOHLD-ups" US /ˈhoʊld ˌʌps/, UK /ˈhəʊld ˌʌps/

## Noun

1. Plural of hold-up. — plural of hold-up
   - Simple: Plural of hold-up. Use it when you mean more than one hold-up.
   - _Supply hold-ups pushed the opening of the new store back by a month._
   - _The gang carried out a string of armed hold-ups along the highway._
2. Women's stockings designed to stay up on their own, without a garter belt. *(colloquial, UK)*
   - Simple: Women's stockings that stay up by themselves, with no straps to hold them.
   - _She wore lace-topped hold-ups under her dress for the wedding._
   - _A three-pack of hold-ups is cheaper at the chemist than at the department store._

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