"hol' up" meaning in English

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Verb

Head templates: {{en-verb|-|-|-}} hol' up (no third-person singular simple present, no present participle, no simple past or past participle)
  1. (African-American Vernacular, always imperative) Alternative form of hold up (to wait or delay) Tags: alt-of, alternative, no-past, no-present-participle, participle, past Alternative form of: hold up (extra: to wait or delay)
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