Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun holdup

2 senses of holdup

Sense 1
armed robbery, heist, holdup, stickup -- (robbery at gunpoint)
       => robbery -- (larceny by threat of violence)

Sense 2
delay, holdup -- (the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time)
       => inactivity -- (being inactive; being less active)