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hold up

To wait or delay.
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Hold up a minute. I want to check something.

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Submitted on March 09, 2012

Additional definitions for 'hold up':

hold upTo support or lift.
hold upTo withstand; to stand up to; to survive.
hold upTo fulfil / fulfill or complete one's part of an agreement.
hold upTo rob at gunpoint.
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