hold up
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He even performed his own stunts in such films as Les Tribulations d'Un Chinois en Chine in 1965, though he gave this practice up after an accident in the 1985 film Hold-up.
From BBC • Sep. 6, 2021
Hold-up play is something both those guys can improve upon.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 4, 2011
“He’d be a safe one if he’d prophesy that Jack Flatray would have Mr. Hold-up in the calaboose inside of three days,” put in a half-grown lad in leathers.
From Brand Blotters by Rowe, Clarence H. (Clarence Herbert)
“Look yere, Mr. Hold-up Man!” yelled Mack Hinkman, when his amazement let him speak.
From Frances of the Ranges The Old Ranchman's Treasure by Marlowe, Amy Bell
They had some kind of signal arranged, and when Mr. Hold-up was ready down come the water and washed out his tracks.
From Brand Blotters by Rowe, Clarence H. (Clarence Herbert)
