Steven held up a convenience store last week.

English Language Proficiency Tests, Advanced Level

ESL/EFL Test #680 [color=blue]“Real Life: Crime Verbs (1)”, question 10

Steven up a convenience store last week. However, he was caught committing the crime on camera! Now, he’s going to go to jail for a long time because he told the clerk that he had a gun.

(a) got
(b) robbed
(c) held
(d) investigated

English Language Proficiency Tests, Advanced Level

ESL/EFL Test #680 [color=blue]“Real Life: Crime Verbs (1)”, answer 10

Steven held up a convenience store last week. However, he was caught committing the crime on camera! Now, he’s going to go to jail for a long time because he told the clerk that he had a gun.

Correct answer: (c) held

Your answer was: [color=red]incorrect
Steven robbed up a convenience store last week. However, he was caught committing the crime on camera! Now, he’s going to go to jail for a long time because he told the clerk that he had a gun.
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“held up a convenience store” what does it mean?
Thanks.

It’s the description of an act of stealing from a bank, etc. using a gun ( a hold-up)