holdup
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(noun) the act of delaying |
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Synonyms: delay, detention |
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Related Words: break, cunctation, dalliance, dawdling, deferment, deferral, demurrage, disruption, filibuster, gap, inactivity, interruption, lag, lingering, postponement, procrastination, retardation, shillyshally, slowdown, tarriance, tarrying, trifling, wasting time |
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(noun) robbery at gunpoint |
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Synonyms: armed robbery, heist, stickup |
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Related Words: robbery |
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