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Best answers for Hold up – Crossword Clue


Answer: delay


Clue Length Answer
Hold up2 lettersup

    Hold up3 lettersrob
    1. Definition: 1. rip off; ask an unreasonable price

    Hold up4 lettersstay
    1. Definition: 1. dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young"

    Hold up4 letterssnag
    1. Definition: 1. an unforeseen obstacle

    Hold up4 lettersbear
    1. Definition: 1. put up with

    Hold up4 lettersstop
    1. Definition: 1. a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens;

    Hold up4 letterspull
    1. Definition: 1. a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke); "he took a puff on his pipe"; "he took a drag on his cigarette and expelled the smoke slowly"

    Hold up4 letterswash
    1. Definition: 1. a thin coat of water-base paint

    Hold up4 letterswaft
    1. Definition: 1. a long flag; often tapering

    Hold up4 lettersrein
    1. Definition: 1. keep in check; "rule one's temper"

    Hold up4 letterssnub
    1. Definition: 1. reject outright and bluntly; "She snubbed his proposal"

    Hold up4 lettersreef
    1. Definition: 1. one of several strips across a sail that can be taken in or rolled up to lessen the area of the sail that is exposed to the wind

    Hold up4 letterssoak
    1. Definition: 1. cover with liquid; pour liquid onto; "souse water on his hot face"

    Hold up4 lettersrear
    1. Definition: 1. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"

    Hold up4 letterswhoa
    1. Definition: 1. Stop; stand; hold. See Ho, 2.

    Hold up4 letterslast
    1. Definition: 1. persist for a specified period of time; "The bad weather lasted for three days"

    Hold up4 lettersrise
    1. Definition: 1. exert oneself to meet a challenge; "rise to a challenge"; "rise to the occasion"

    Hold up4 lettersprop
    1. Definition: 1. a propeller that rotates to push against air

    Hold up4 lettersskin
    1. Definition: 1. a person's skin regarded as their life; "he tried to save his skin"

    Hold up4 letterswave
    1. Definition: 1. something that rises rapidly; "a wave of emotion swept over him"; "there was a sudden wave of buying before the market closed"; "a wave of conservatism in the country led by the hard right"

    Hold up4 lettersslow
    1. Definition: 1. (of business) not active or brisk; "business is dull (or slow)"; "a sluggish market"

    Hold up4 letterswait
    1. Definition: 1. look forward to the probable occurrence of; "We were expecting a visit from our relatives"; "She is looking to a promotion"; "he is waiting to be drafted"

    Hold up5 letterstable
    1. Definition: 1. arrange or enter in tabular form

    Hold up5 letterssting
    1. Definition: 1. deliver a sting to; "A bee stung my arm yesterday"

    Hold up5 letterssport
    1. Definition: 1. the occupation of athletes who compete for pay

    Hold up5 lettersremit
    1. Definition: 1. refer (a matter or legal case) to another committee or authority or court for decision

    Hold up5 lettersshore
    1. Definition: 1. support by placing against something solid or rigid; "shore and buttress an old building"

    Hold up5 lettersscrew
    1. Definition: 1. defeat someone through trickery or deceit

    Hold up5 lettersrepel
    1. Definition: 1. reject outright and bluntly; "She snubbed his proposal"

    Hold up5 lettersstand
    1. Definition: 1. remain inactive or immobile; "standing water"

    Hold up5 lettersstick
    1. Definition: 1. come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation; "The dress clings to her body"; "The label stuck to the box"; "The sushi rice grains cohere"

    Hold up5 lettersrelax
    1. Definition: 1. make less taut; "relax the tension on the rope"

    Hold up5 lettersdelay
    1. Definition: 1. cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform"

    Hold up5 lettersraise
    1. Definition: 1. bet more than the previous player

    Hold up5 lettersdeter
    1. Definition: 1. turn away from by persuasion; "Negative campaigning will only dissuade people"

    Hold up5 lettersvaunt
    1. Definition: 1. extravagant self-praise

    Hold up5 letterswaive
    1. Definition: 1. lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime; "you've forfeited your right to name your successor"; "forfeited property"

    Hold up5 lettersheist
    1. Definition: 1. commit a burglary; enter and rob a dwelling

    Hold up5 lettersright
    1. Definition: 1. an interjection expressing agreement

    Hold up6 lettersset-up

      Hold up6 lettersresist
      1. Definition: 1. withstand the force of something; "The trees resisted her"; "stand the test of time"; "The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow"

      Hold up6 lettersrecess
      1. Definition: 1. close at the end of a session; "The court adjourned"

      Hold up6 lettersrebuff
      1. Definition: 1. reject outright and bluntly; "She snubbed his proposal"

      Hold up6 lettersscotch
      1. Definition: 1. avoiding waste; "an economical meal"; "an economical shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a sparing father and a spending son"; "sparing in their use of heat and light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts"; "thrifty because they remember the great Depression"; "`scotch' is used only informally"

      Hold up6 lettersdetain
      1. Definition: 1. cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform"

      Hold up6 letterspropup

        Hold up6 lettersuprear

          Hold up6 lettersonesec

            Hold up6 lettersuplift
            1. Definition: 1. fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits"

            Hold up6 lettersuphold
            1. Definition: 1. stand up for; stick up for; of causes, principles, or ideals

            Hold up6 lettersendure
            1. Definition: 1. continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures"

            Hold up6 lettersretard
            1. Definition: 1. cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate; "This drug will retard your heart rate"

            Hold up6 lettersesteem
            1. Definition: 1. look on as or consider; "she looked on this affair as a joke"; "He thinks of himself as a brilliant musician"; "He is reputed to be intelligent"

            Hold up6 lettersimpede
            1. Definition: 1. block passage through; "obstruct the path"

            Hold up6 lettersshelve
            1. Definition: 1. place on a shelf; "shelve books"

            Hold up7 lettersrobbery
            1. Definition: 1. larceny by threat of violence

            Hold up7 letterssupport
            1. Definition: 1. something providing immaterial assistance to a person or cause or interest; "the policy found little public support"; "his faith was all the support he needed"; "the team enjoyed the support of their fans"

            Hold up7 lettersslacken
            1. Definition: 1. make slack as by lessening tension or firmness

            Hold up7 lettersslow-up

              Hold up7 lettersweather
              1. Definition: 1. change under the action or influence of the weather; "A weathered old hut"

              Hold up7 lettersupheave

                Hold up7 lettersprolong
                1. Definition: 1. lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer; "We prolonged our stay"; "She extended her visit by another day"; "The meeting was drawn out until midnight"

                Hold up7 letterspull-in

                  Hold up7 letterstake-it

                    Hold up7 letterstrumpet
                    1. Definition: 1. utter in trumpet-like sounds; "Elephants are trumpeting"

                    Hold up7 lettersrepress
                    1. Definition: 1. block the action of

                    Hold up7 lettersrepulse
                    1. Definition: 1. force or drive back; "repel the attacker"; "fight off the onslaught"; "rebuff the attack"

                    Hold up7 lettersrip-off
                    1. Definition: 1. the act of stealing

                    Hold up7 lettersswindle
                    1. Definition: 1. the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme; "that book is a fraud"

                    Hold up7 lettersreserve
                    1. Definition: 1. the trait of being uncommunicative; not volunteering anything more than necessary

                    Hold up7 letterssustain
                    1. Definition: 1. undergo (as of injuries and illnesses); "She suffered a fracture in the accident"; "He had an insulin shock after eating three candy bars"; "She got a bruise on her leg"; "He got his arm broken in the scuffle"

                    Hold up7 letterssuspend
                    1. Definition: 1. cause to be held in suspension in a fluid; "suspend the particles"

                    Hold up7 lettersupraise
                    1. Definition: 1. cause to become alive again; "raise from the dead"; "Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected"; "Upraising ghosts"

                    Hold up8 lettersshore-up

                      Hold up8 lettersset-back

                        Hold up8 lettersrestrain
                        1. Definition: 1. place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"

                        Hold up8 lettersride-out

                          Hold up8 lettersshoulder
                          1. Definition: 1. push with the shoulders; "He shouldered his way into the crowd"

                          Hold up8 lettersretrench
                          1. Definition: 1. make a reduction, as in one's workforce; "The company had to retrench"

                          Hold up8 lettersstand-up
                          1. Definition: 1. requiring a standing position; "a stand-up bar"; "a stand-up comic"

                          Hold up8 letterssuppress
                          1. Definition: 1. control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior

                          Hold up8 lettersstraiten
                          1. Definition: 1. squeeze together

                          Hold up8 lettersput-over

                            Hold up8 lettersthrottle
                            1. Definition: 1. reduce the air supply; "choke a carburetor"

                            Hold up8 lettersunderlie
                            1. Definition: 1. be or form the base for

                            Hold up8 lettersthrow-up

                              Hold up8 letterssleep-on

                                Hold up8 lettersprohibit
                                1. Definition: 1. command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed our plans"

                                Hold up8 lettersstick-up

                                  Hold up8 letterswaitasec

                                    Hold up8 lettersstay-put

                                      Hold up8 lettersprotract
                                      1. Definition: 1. lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer; "We prolonged our stay"; "She extended her visit by another day"; "The meeting was drawn out until midnight"

                                      Hold up8 letterswithhold

                                        Hold up9 lettersreinforce
                                        1. Definition: 1. make stronger; "he reinforced the concrete"

                                        Hold up9 lettersput-forth

                                          Hold up9 lettersput-aside

                                            Hold up9 lettersprofiteer

                                              Hold up9 lettersstick-out

                                                Hold up9 lettersundergird

                                                  Hold up9 letterssubsidize

                                                    Hold up9 lettersset-aside

                                                      Hold up9 letterssurcharge
                                                      1. Definition: 1. print a new denomination on a stamp or a banknote

                                                      Hold up9 lettersvictimize

                                                        Hold up9 letterswithstand
                                                        1. Definition: 1. stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something

                                                        Hold up9 lettersslow-down

                                                          Hold up9 lettersstave-off

                                                            Hold up9 lettersstand-pat

                                                              Hold up10 lettershangonasec

                                                                Hold up10 letterspush-aside

                                                                  Hold up10 letterssuspension
                                                                  1. Definition: 1. a temporary debarment (from a privilege or position etc)

                                                                  Hold up10 lettersstand-fast

                                                                    Hold up10 lettersstand-over

                                                                      Hold up11 lettersstretch-out

                                                                        Hold up12 lettersstick-it-out

                                                                          Hold up12 letterssweat-it-out

                                                                            Hold up12 letterstough-it-out

                                                                              Hold up13 lettershangonasecond

                                                                                Hold up14 lettersstick-together

                                                                                  Hold up17 lettersweather-the-storm


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