To resolve Google's penalty
against this site (still active after 438 days)
I've been forced to censor all 5,300 citations of slang use.
With the penalty in place, there's just no way to compete on a level playing field
with dictionaries that don't have citations. Guys: I'm sorry.
– Walter (editor)
Definition of hold up
hold up 
verb
- to wait.
Hold up.
Citation from "Chapter 10", Eastbound & Down (TV), Season 2 Episode 4 (2010) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.
Citation from "Dungeons and Wagons", American Dad! (TV), Season 2 Episode 5 (2006) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: to wait.
Last edited on Mar 02 2013. Submitted by jacki from Oakland, CA, USA on Jul 20 2002.
- "What?"
Hold up - what was her name again?
Last edited on Dec 12 2012. Submitted by jacki from Oakland, CA, USA on Jul 20 2002.
| + | Add a definition for this slang term |
More info: |
Share
E-mail
Related words
Slang terms with the same meaning
Other terms relating to 'to wait': | |
| Definitions include: to sit around waiting for something to happen. | |
| Definitions include: to calm down or wait. | |
| Definitions include: to wait patiently. | |
| Definitions include: to stay in one place and wait patiently. | |
| Definitions include: to wait. | |
| Definitions include: to be standing or sitting somewhere. | |
| Definitions include: a period of waiting, during which little can be accomplished, until a particular external event occurs. | |
Slang terms with the same root words
Other terms relating to 'hold': | |
| Definitions include: to have drugs. | |
| Definitions include: to be superior to, in some way. | |
| Definitions include: be there for you. | |
| Definitions include: a period of waiting, during which little can be accomplished, until a particular external event occurs. | |
| Definitions include: to be doing. | |
| Definitions include: to wait. | |
| Definitions include: to wait patiently. | |
| Definitions include: to have a respectable alcohol tolerance. | |
| Definitions include: to maintain the proper operation of something, such as a business. | |
| Definitions include: "wait a minute"; "hold on"; etc. | |
| Definitions include: to agree with. | |
| Definitions include: to be inadequate. | |
| Definitions include: to abandon a person after a crime has been committed, leaving them with incriminating evidence (literally) or blame (figuratively.) | |
| Definitions include: said of a penis, extremely large. | |
| Definitions include: without restrictions. | |
| |
Other terms relating to 'up': | |
| Definitions include: a secret advantage. | |
| Definitions include: to misbehave. | |
| Definitions include: acronym of "all fucked up." | |
| Definitions include: well dressed, wearing makeup, etc. | |
| Definitions include: doing something emphatically. | |
| Definitions include: energetic due to consumption of a stimulant. | |
| Definitions include: to increase. | |
| Definitions include: to contribute one's share. | |
| Definitions include: to mess up. | |
| Definitions include: to make something like ass. | |
| Definitions include: strange, stupid; "weird". | |
| Definitions include: strange / stupid. | |
| Definitions include: a situation that could end in multiple outcomes, each of which is equally likely. | |
| Definitions include: to move away from. | |
| Definitions include: to call someone to halt, particularly when the intention is to rob. | |
How common is this slang?
| I use it | (13) |  |
|
| No longer use it | (0) | |
|
| Heard it but never used it | (3) | |
|
| Have never heard it | (3) | |
|
How vulgar is this slang?
Average of 12 votes: 10% (See the most vulgar words.)
| Least vulgar |
|
Most vulgar |
Your vote: None (To vote, click the pepper. Vote how vulgar the word is – not how mean it is.)
| Least vulgar |
|
Most vulgar |
Where is this slang used?
Logged-in users can add themselves to the map. Login, Register, Login instantly with Facebook.
Link to this slang definition
To link to this term in a web page or blog, insert the following.
<a href="http://onlineslangdictionary.com/meaning-definition-of/hold-up">hold up</a>
To link to this term in a wiki such as Wikipedia, insert the following.
[http://onlineslangdictionary.com/meaning-definition-of/hold-up hold up]
Some wikis use a different format for links, so be sure to check the documentation.