Held up and Stopped

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Stopped and held up are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stopped" instead an adjective phrase "Held up".

Stopped adjective - (of a nose) blocked.

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Held up and stopped are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Held up" instead an adjective "Stopped".

Nearby Words: stop, stoppage, stopper, stopping

In a memorable cutscene in Final Fantasy X, Tidus and the gang are forced to surrender when they are stopped and held up by guards as they attempt to break up Seymour and Yuna's wedding.

Source: Cutscene Incompetence
Of Fury's crew, only a traumatized Norman survives, and though many SS soldiers are killed, they were merely held up, not stopped at the crossroads.

Source: Film / Fury (2014)
Ivan the Terrible Part III has a complete script, but its production was stopped by the political troubles that held up the release of Part II, and Author Existence Failure put an end to plans to resume it.

Source: Unfinished Episode

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