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hold up


verb
1. be the physical support of;
carry the weight of (Freq. 4)
- The beam holds up the roof
- He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam
- What's holding that mirror?
Syn:
hold, support, sustain
Derivationally related forms:
support (for: support), supporter (for: support), supporting (for: support), holder (for: hold)
Hyponyms:
scaffold, block, carry, chock, buoy,
buoy up, pole, bracket, underpin, prop up, prop,
shore up, shore, truss, brace
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
2. hold up something as an example;
hold up one's achievements for admiration (Freq. 3)
Hypernyms:
expose, exhibit, display
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
3. cause to be slowed down or delayed (Freq. 3)
- Traffic was delayed by the bad weather
- she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform
Syn:
delay, detain
Ant:
rush (for: delay)
Derivationally related forms:
holdup, delay (for: delay)
Hypernyms:
decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retard
Hyponyms:
stonewall, catch, stall, buy time
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
4. rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat (Freq. 2)
Syn:
stick up
Derivationally related forms:
stickup (for: stick up), holdup
Topics:
crime, offense, criminal offense, criminal offence, offence, law-breaking
Hypernyms:
rob
Hyponyms:
mug
Entailment:
assail, assault, set on, attack
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
5. continue to live through hardship or adversity (Freq. 1)
- We went without water and food for 3 days
- These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America
- The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents
- how long can a person last without food and water?
Syn:
survive, last, live, live on, go,
endure, hold out
Derivationally related forms:
endurance (for: endure), survival (for: survive)
Hyponyms:
stand up, hold water, perennate, live out
Verb Group:
be, live, exist, survive, subsist
Entailment:
be, live
Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- The business is going to hold up
6. resist or confront with resistance
- The politician defied public opinion
- The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear
- The bridge held
Syn:
defy, withstand, hold
Derivationally related forms:
withstander (for: withstand), defiant (for: defy)
Hypernyms:
resist, hold out, withstand, stand firm
Hyponyms:
weather, endure, brave, brave out
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
7. resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.
- Her shoes won't hold up
- This theory won't hold water
Syn:
stand up, hold water
Hypernyms:
survive, last, live, live on, go,
endure, hold out
Verb Frames:
- Something ----s


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