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Synonyms:

robbery , stick-up, mugging

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Sense: Verb: support

Synonyms:

support , prop , prop up, shoulder , brace , hold , underpin , raise , lift , keep sth up, shore up, sustain , maintain , hold sth in place

Sense: Verb: delay people or events

Synonyms:

delay , slow down, slow up (informal), hinder , obstruct, hamper , impede , detain, retard , keep sb waiting, make sb wait, hold back, drag sth out, defer , protract, prolong

Sense: Verb: show endurance

Synonyms:

endure , survive , hang in there (informal), last , hack it (informal), weather the storm, remain strong, stay strong, stay the distance, hold out (informal), stick with it (informal), sweat it out (informal), tough it out (informal), ride it out, cope , keep going, bear up (informal)

Sense: Verb: show

Synonyms:

show , exhibit , display , raise , lift , lift up

Sense: Verb: rob forcefully - bank, person, etc.

Synonyms:

rob , raid , mug , rob sb at gunpoint, steal from, burgle, burglarize (US)

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