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91hold up — phrasal verb Word forms hold up : present tense I/you/we/they hold up he/she/it holds up present participle holding up past tense held up past participle held up 1) [transitive] to hold something in a high position, so that it can be seen She… …
92prevaricate — UK [prɪˈværɪkeɪt] / US [prɪˈverɪˌkeɪt] verb [intransitive] Word forms prevaricate : present tense I/you/we/they prevaricate he/she/it prevaricates present participle prevaricating past tense prevaricated past participle prevaricated formal to… …
93ˌhold sb/sth ˈup — phrasal verb 1) to cause a delay, or to make someone late Sorry I m late, but my train was held up.[/ex] She got held up at work.[/ex] 2) to steal from a business, from a vehicle, or from people by threatening violence An armed raider held up the …
94hold-up — ► NOUN 1) a cause of delay. 2) a robbery conducted with the threat of violence. 3) a stocking held up by an elasticated top …
95(throw) a spanner in the works — (throw) a ˈspanner in the works idiom (BrE) (NAmE (throw) a (ˈmonkey) ˈwrench in the works) (to cause) a delay or problem with sth that sb is planning or doing Main entry: ↑ …
96(throw) a (monkey) wrench in the works — (throw) a ˈspanner in the works idiom (BrE) (NAmE (throw) a (ˈmonkey) ˈwrench in the works) (to cause) a delay or problem with sth that sb is planning or doing Main entry: ↑ …
97hold out for something — ˌhold ˈout for sth derived no passive to cause a delay in reaching an agreement because you hope you will gain sth • The union negotiators are holding out for a more generous pay settlement. Main entry: ↑holdderived …
98hold you up — delay you, cause you to be late Did the traffic hold you up? Is that why you were late? …
99United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …
100Health and Disease — ▪ 2009 Introduction Food and Drug Safety. In 2008 the contamination of infant formula and related dairy products with melamine in China led to widespread health problems in children, including urinary problems and possible renal tube… …
