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- DictionaryHoldupper/ˌhōldˈəpər/
noun
- 1. a person who commits a robbery using threats or violence: Philippines "they were divested of all their valuables at gunpoint by two holduppers"
What does the noun holdupper mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun holdupper . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
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1. : to rob at gunpoint. 2. : delay, impede. 3. : to call attention to : single out. his work was held up to ridicule. hold this up as perfection The Times Literary Supplement (London)
Nov 21, 2021 · holdupper (plural holduppers) Alternative form of hold-upper. Categories: English lemmas.
a person who commits a robbery using threats or violence:. Meaning, pronunciation and example sentences, English to English reference content.
holdupper What does holdupper mean? holdupper (English) Pronunciation. hold-upper; Noun holdupper (pl. holduppers) (Philippines) A hold up man; a stick up man.
Aug 4, 2022 · hold - upper (plural hold-uppers) ( Philippines) One who carries out a robbery at gunpoint.
noun. 1. a stoppage; delay or hindrance. 2. the act of stopping forcibly and robbing. 3. Informal. the act of overcharging. 4. Chemistry. a. the amount of liquid retained or delayed during fractional distillation and certain types of solvent extractions. b. the free volume between the resin particles in an ion exchange column. 5. Physics.
