hold-up

Từ điển Việt Anh Việt 4in1 - English Vietnamese 4 in 1 Dictionary

ˈhold-up BrE AmE noun [countable]
1. a situation that stops something from happening or making progress SYN delay:
traffic hold-ups on the highway
Despite the odd hold-up, we finished on time.
2. informal an attempt to rob a place or person by threatening them with a weapon SYN robbery:
a bank hold-up
⇨ hold up at ↑hold¹