Taking or attempting to take something of value by force or threat of force or by putting the victim in fear.
1 The major hold - up now is just how much power he would have.
2 Business Secretary Andrea Leadsom said she was not aware of any hold - up .
3 But the most serious of all was the hold - up in Giant Gorge.
4 You opened the wicket and passed the money out to the hold - up .
5 In the end the hold - up may simply be down to a technicality.
6 The hold - up of the train had taken place at a depressing spot.
7 There was a bit of a hold - up -some barrier wasn't working.
8 But development was delayed for years by legal disputes and permitting hold - ups .
9 Then, too, seems one of the hold - ups called the other one Crawford.
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