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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
hold-up
ˈhold-up [hold-up hold-ups] BrE NAmE noun 1. a situation in which sth is prevented from happening for a short time Syn: ↑delay •What's the hold-up? •We should finish by tonight, barring hold-ups. • (BrE)Sorry I'm late. There was a hold-up on the motorway. 2. (also ˈstick-up especially in NAmE)an act of stealing from a bank, etc. using a gun •a hold-up at the local supermarket See also: ↑stick-up Example Bank: •What's the hold-up?
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