Similar words: holdup, fold up, hold up, hold-up, build-up, buildup, build up, held. Meaning: adj. delayed or obstructed.
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(91) Maxham held up two fingers in an obscene gesture.
(92) Protesters held up work on the new road.
(93) Cross-channel ferries held up by a bomb scare ....
(94) He had held up his head in the most exalted company.
(95) She was held up as a living version of the Olympic torch, burning with the spirit of sportsmanship.
(96) And there he was he was held up and shown to passing motorists.
(97) The agreement must still receive federal regulatory approval, which has been held up by the government shutdown.
(98) Payment had been held up because of a cash shortage.
(99) I've never found therapy to be a sign of weakness; I've found the opposite to be true. The willingness to have a mirror held up to you definitely requires strength. Brooke Shields
(100) Education is always held up as a priority and the new economy must be mentioned.
(101) Sonnenberg strolled in, his chin held up at a self-satisfied angle.
(102) The coachman climbed down slowly and held up both hands.
(103) I joined it at Sanguinaro, where I was held up by a Feldgendarm on a motorcycle.
(104) Its investment methods and specific investment assumptions will be held up to intense public scrutiny.
(105) Read in studio A car salesman is recovering after being held up at gunpoint by a man posing as a customer.
(106) But today they contacted their colleagues in Oxford to say they'd been held up by blizzards.
(107) She held up her axe to ward off a murderously diving spar,[sentencedict.com] and split it in twain.
(108) An old woman with a heavy black shawl and a pipe stuck between her teeth held up a pair of rosary beads.
(109) Above all it held up to ridicule the idea that political decisions should be taken within a moral framework.
(110) She imagined Nettie, held up by her collar, the water backing up to drown her.
(111) A handsome green book, brand new, was held up before her and then put into her hands.
(112) On a May night in 1675, while friends held up a crucifix, his end came.
(113) Yet he is held up as an object of ridicule and loathing throughout the land.
(114) The hen was taken out of the cage,(sentencedict.com/held up.html) held up and its throat cut.
(115) This is a very significant advantage as discussions about different weightings are not held up while new calculations are made.
(116) If the man is held up constantly as a heroic figure, excuses are made for him.
(117) Workers held up plastic sheets so that bystanders and news cameras had no view.
(118) Suddenly, he held up a wondrous ring upon his finger, and vanished from sight.
(119) Some people held up three fingers, signifying Earnhardt's car number.
(120) Her face was pale and tragic in the lamplight; her bright eyes shone like amber held up to the light.