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Holdup

noun

Robbery at gunpoint. Synonyms: armed robbery, heist, stickup.

The act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time. Synonym: delay.

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"Holdup" Quotes from Famous Books

... himself just as famous," said pa, "if he succeeds in landing the holdup men of Wall street, and compelling them to disgorge their stealings. But say," said pa, looking the leader of the bandit gang square in the eyes, "why don't you give up this bad habit of robbing people with guns, and go back east and enter some respectable business and make your mark? You are ...

— Peck's Bad Boy With the Cowboys • Hon. Geo. W. Peck

... buccaneer, buccanier|!; piqueerer|, pickeerer|; rover, ranger, privateer, filibuster; rapparee[obs3], wrecker, picaroon[obs3]; smuggler, poacher; abductor, badger*, bunko man, cattle thief, chor[obs3], contrabandist[obs3], crook, hawk, holdup man, hold-up* [U.S.], jackleg* [obs3][U.S.], kidnaper, rustler, cattle rustler, sandbagger, sea king, skin*, sneak thief, spieler[obs3], strong-arm man [U.S.]. highwayman, Dick Turpin, Claude Duval, Macheath, footpad, sturdy beggar. cut purse, ...

— Roget's Thesaurus • Peter Mark Roget

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