Definition of Hold up

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hold up
v
1. be the physical support of; carry the weight of; "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]


2. hold up something as an example; hold up one's achievements for admiration
3. cause to be slowed down or delayed; "traffic was delayed by the bad weather" [syn: delay, detain]
[ant: rush]

4. rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat [syn: stick up ]


5. continue to live; endure or last; "we went without water and food for 3 days"; "the legend of elvis lives on"; "these superstitions survive in the backwaters of america"; "the racecar driver lived through several very serious accidents" [syn: survive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold out]


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]


7. resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.; "her shoes won't hold up"; this theory won't hold water" [syn: stand up, hold water]

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rob at gunpoint The criminal was able to hold up three people before he was caught.

stall, be unable to go, be unable to continue; use a gun in a robbery (See also mugged); cope, not cry, not lose control of your grief

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The plane was held up because of a snowstorm - delayed an hour.
A robber held up the store and took the money from the till.
Teri has endured a lot of pain. How's she holding up?

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Verb
1. be the physical support of; carry the weight of; "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?"
(synonym) hold, support, sustain
(hyponym) scaffold
2. hold up something as an example; hold up one's achievements for admiration
(hypernym) expose, exhibit, display
3. cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform"
(synonym) delay, detain
(hypernym) decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retard
(hyponym) stonewall
(derivation) delay, holdup
4. rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat
(synonym) stick up
(hypernym) rob
(hyponym) mug
(entail) assail, assault, set on, attack
(derivation) armed robbery, heist, holdup, stickup
(classification) crime, law-breaking
5. continue to live; endure or last; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The racecar driver lived through several very serious accidents"
(synonym) survive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold out
(hyponym) stand up, hold water
(entail) be, live
(verb-group) be, live
6. resist or confront with resistance; "The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held"
(synonym) defy, withstand, hold
(hypernym) resist, hold out, withstand, stand firm
(hyponym) weather, endure, brave, brave out
7. resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.; "Her shoes won't hold up"; "This theory won't hold water"
(synonym) stand up, hold water
(hypernym) survive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold out

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