Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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hold up | No | No | Yes | No |
stall | Yes | No | Yes | No |
hold up (noun) | stall (noun) |
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a tactic used to mislead or delay | |
small area set off by walls for special use | |
a booth where articles are displayed for sale | |
small individual study area in a library | |
a compartment in a stable where a single animal is confined and fed | |
seating in the forward part of the main level of a theater | |
a malfunction in the flight of an aircraft in which there is a sudden loss of lift that results in a downward plunge |
hold up (verb) | stall (verb) |
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cause to be slowed down or delayed | deliberately delay an event or action |
be the physical support of; carry the weight of | come to a stop |
hold up something as an example; hold up one's achievements for admiration | cause an engine to stop |
rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat | cause an airplane to go into a stall |
continue to live and avoid dying | experience a stall in flight, of airplanes |
resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc. | put into, or keep in, a stall |
resist or confront with resistance | postpone doing what one should be doing |