holdup

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• noun An interruption or a delay.
• noun An armed robbery.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

• noun a robbery, usually at gunpoint.
• noun a delay.
• noun highway robbery{2}.
• transitive verb To rob, usually at gunpoint or knifepoint.
• transitive verb To delay.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

• noun Alternative spelling of hold-up.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

• noun robbery at gunpoint
• noun the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
• verb cause to be slowed down or delayed
• verb rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat
• verb hold up something as an example; hold up one's achievements for admiration
• verb resist or confront with resistance
• verb continue to live through hardship or adversity
• verb resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.
• verb be the physical support of; carry the weight of