(slang, idiomatic) stop; wait; whoa.

To hold; to wait for someone at the other end of a telephone connection.

(transitive) To extend or offer, propose. / (intransitive) To talk at great length.

To grasp, seize. / To take root, become established.

(business) a company whose main purpose is to own shares of other companies, as opposed to producing goods or offering services

(colloquial) A delay or wait. / A robbery at gunpoint. / (bridge) The holding back of a card that could win a trick in order to use it later.

(UK, colloquial) Women's stockings designed to be worn without suspenders.

plural of hold-up

An attack designed to prevent an enemy from attacking, or from moving its position

(entertainment industry) An agreement made between a studio or network (or other similar entity) and a person, such as an actor, producer or writer, to hold the person to be exclusive to that entity for an agreed upon period of time, usually one year or "season", for an agreed-upon amount of money.