hold-up
French, noun/ɔl.dœp/
hold-up is spelled H-O-L-D-U-P (6 letters). Hold-up is a French masculine noun meaning “hold-up (robbery)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Braquage, vol à main armée, attaque à main armée”.
What does hold-up mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinehold-up (robbery)
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Braquage, vol à main armée, attaque à main armée. 2. Accaparement injuste de quelque chose. 3. Accaparement au dernier moment de quelque chose, en particulier de la médaille d’or dans le sport.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of hold-up
- holdup alternative
- ^((h aspiré))\ɔl.dœp\ invariable
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce hold-up?
- /ɔl.dœp/
- ^((h aspiré))\ɔl.dœp\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.