Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hold-ups

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.34 in modern English

Syllables
hold-ups
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of hold-up

noun

Women's stockings designed to be worn without suspenders.

British usage; Colloquial

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What does hold-ups mean?
plural of hold-up

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