Hold up crossword clue 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 letters

We’ve reviewed past puzzles to identify how “Hold up” has been handled, and the answers here reflect consistent solving patterns seen across different sources.

Answers:

  • DELAY
  • PROP
  • ROB
  • DETAIN
  • WAYLAY
  • LAST
  • IMPEDE
  • STALL
  • SUPPORT
  • ENDURE
  • BEAR
  • HALT
  • HINDER

Synonyms and Definitions

DELAY

  • Synonyms: check, detain, hold, holdup, postponement, retard, stay, time lag, wait

PROP

  • Synonyms: airplane propeller, airscrew, prop up, property, shore, shore up

ROB

  • Synonyms: fleece, gazump, hook, overcharge, pluck, plume, soak, surcharge

DETAIN

  • Synonyms: confine, delay

WAYLAY

  • Synonyms: ambuscade, ambush, bushwhack, lie in wait, lurk, scupper

LAST

  • Synonyms: close, cobblers last, concluding, conclusion, death, end, endure, final, final stage, finale, finis, finish, go, hold out, last-place, live, live on, lowest, net, shoemakers last, stopping point, survive, terminal, utmost

IMPEDE

  • Synonyms: block, close up, hinder, jam, obstruct, obturate, occlude

STALL

  • Synonyms: booth, carrel, carrell, conk, cubicle, dilly-dally, drag ones feet, drag ones heels, kiosk, procrastinate, sales booth, shillyshally, stalling, stand
  • Definition: A section within a barn where one animal is kept and nourished

SUPPORT

  • Synonyms: abide, accompaniment, affirm, back, back up, backing, backup, bear, bear out, bread and butter, brook, confirm, corroborate, defend, digest, documentation, endorse, fend for, financial backing, financial support, funding, indorse, keep, keep going, livelihood, living, musical accompaniment, patronage, patronise, patronize, plump for, plunk for, put up, reenforcement, reinforcement, stick out, stomach, subscribe, substantiate, suffer, supporting, sustain, sustenance, tolerate, underpin

ENDURE

  • Synonyms: brave, brave out, die hard, last, persist, prevail, run, support, wear, weather
  • Definition: Tolerate something or someone that is unpleasant.

BEAR

  • Synonyms: accept, acquit, assume, behave, birth, carry, comport, conduct, contain, deliver, deport, expect, gestate, give birth, have, have a bun in the oven, pay, take over, turn out, yield
  • Definition: These are large mammals that walk on the soles of their feet, and they can be either meat-eating or eat both plants and meat. They have long, rough fur and powerful claws.

HALT

  • Synonyms: arrest, crippled, freeze, game, gimpy, halting, hitch, kibosh, lame, stanch, staunch, stem, stop, stoppage

HINDER

  • Synonyms: blockade, embarrass, hamper, handicap, hind, impede, stymie, stymy