dalliance vs holdup

dalliance and holdup both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dalliance	Yes	No	No	No
holdup	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, holdup is a hypernym of dalliance; that is, holdup is a word with a broader meaning than dalliance:

dalliance: the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working
holdup: the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time

Other hypernyms of dalliance include delay.

dalliance (noun)	holdup (noun)
the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working	robbery at gunpoint
playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest	the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time