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Definition of Hold up

1. Verb. Be the physical support of; carry the weight of. "What's holding that mirror?"

2. Verb. Hold up something as an example; hold up one's achievements for admiration.

3. Verb. Cause to be slowed down or delayed. "She delayed the work that she didn't want to perform"

4. Verb. Rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat.

5. Verb. Continue to live through hardship or adversity. "The business is going to hold up "; "How long can a person last without food and water?"

6. Verb. Resist or confront with resistance. "The bridge held"

7. Verb. Resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.. "This theory won't hold water"

Definition of Hold up

1. Verb. (idiomatic transitive) To wait or delay. ¹

2. Verb. To support or lift. ¹

3. Verb. (idiomatic) To withstand; to stand up to; to survive. ¹

4. Verb. (idiomatic) to fulfil / fulfill or complete one's part of an agreement ¹

5. Verb. (idiomatic) to rob at gunpoint ¹

6. Verb. (transitive) To impede; detain. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hold Up

hold someone's feet to the fire hold someone's hand hold still for hold sway hold that thought hold the cards hold the fort hold the line hold the phone hold the purse strings

hold the reins hold the ring hold tight hold to account hold true hold up (current term) hold up one's end hold water hold with the hare and run with the hounds hold your fire

holdable holdall holdalls holdawayite holdawayites holdback holdbacks holddown holddowns holde

Literary usage of Hold up

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Works of George Fox by George Fox (1831)
"To all the seed of Abraham, who suffer for denying the world's customs, and because they cannot hold up the corrupt priesthood that is therein ; or for ..."

2. The Works of George Fox by George Fox (1831)
"... and because they cannot hold up the corrupt priesthood that is therein ; or for testifying against the world, that the works thereof are evil. ..."

3. Kate Beaumont by John William De Forest (1872)
"hold up a minute, Redhead," calle Bentley. Then addressing Mrs. Saxon in caressing whisper, meanwhile patting he stalwart shoulder, he added, " Look here, ..."

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