Similar words: holdup, fold up, hold up, hold-up, build-up, buildup, build up, held. Meaning: adj. delayed or obstructed.
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(181) A streaker held up the game for several minutes.
(182) But, " he held up a stubby , admonitory finger, "there are other considerations.
(183) She held up a small silver brooch in the shape of a key, inset with a milky imitation pearl, the kind Woolworth's made, glowing secretly to itself.
(184) However, no, I nodded my head and held up my glaive jostle to him.
(185) The Master held up a hand for silence, and called the most obstreperous of the neophytes who had mocked forward, to where he and the end user sat.
(186) The next thing he held up was a pair of earmuffs.
(187) One handed out anti - Mormon pamphlets; another held up a pair of flip - flops.
(188) Ken held up a hand, ducking for cover as he heard screaming.
(189) Our foreign exchange strategists think that the dollar is likely to be weakest against Asian currencies and the Mexican peso, which have held up fairly well against the decline so far.
(190) It wasn't adopted by monotheistic religions or held up as a central natural truth. Instead, pure Platonic ideals won out, perhaps because they seemed more divine.
(191) Abu Nawas was lined with fish restaurants that overlooked the Tigris; as I passed, men held up chunks of masgouf, their beloved bony fish, and asked me to join.
(192) Dressed in a boys striped shirt and short pants held up by suspenders,[sentencedict.com] she stepped to the front.
(193) The Ferraris, initially led by Felipe Massa quickly hauled him in, and were clearly being held up.
(194) Meanwhile, United Nations plans to start air dropping food to rural villages are being held up.
(195) The dispute has held up agreement on overall realignment plans for the US military presence in Japan.
(196) Traffic was completely held up by the procession [ paraders ].
(197) Shoe store employee Mustafa Shaaban held up a sign calling for more rights.
(198) Oil, for example, has held up well, and we know how difficult and expensive it is to find new sources of supply.
(199) The Kirchhoff theory has held up remarkably well under this kind of scrutiny.
(200) Our words are distortable things -- as in a crooked mirror held up to nature.
(201) The little boy moved his hands forward and held up highly two thick candles, seeming to perform a conjuring trick.
(202) A police officer, standing about 15 yards away, held up a cardboard sign offering a telephone land line as another officer held up the handset.A third officer used a bullhorn.
(203) Then he held up his forepaw as the Mole stepped gingerly down.'Lean on that!'
(203) Sentencedict.com is a sentence dictionary, on which you can find excellent sentences for a large number of words.
(204) He tapped his wrist watch, then held up five fingers.
(205) "Aunt, look, my mum asked me send you. " The little boy moved his hands forward and held up highly two thick candles, seeming to perform a conjuring trick.
(206) The fear of that fate would accost her husband, to the point of rendering him abstinent of the acclivity his potential had held up for him once.
(207) The criminals held up a van carring a factory payroll and took all the money.
(208) The airport is trying to cope with a backlog of flight held up by fog.
(209) Food can also be held up on the seas or at the dockside.
(210) Productivity growth has held up—on a temporary basis—during the current recession, not due to innovation or productive investment but due to aggressive cuts in labor and labor hours by firms.