Definition of Uphold

(v. t.)
To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from falling; to maintain.
  

(v. t.)
To hold up; to lift on high; to elevate.
  

(v. t.)
To aid by approval or encouragement; to countenance; as, to uphold a person in wrongdoing.
  

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uphold
\up*hold"\ (?), v. t.
1. to hold up; to lift on high; to elevate. the mournful train with groans, and hands upheld. besought his pity.
2. to keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from falling; to maintain. honor shall uphold the humble in spirit. xxix 3. faulconbridge, in spite of spite, alone upholds the day.
3. to aid by approval or encouragement; to countenance; as, to uphold a person in wrongdoing.
uphold
v
1. keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "carry on the old traditions" [syn: continue, carry on, bear on, preserve]
[ant: discontinue]

2. stand up for; stick up for; of causes, principles, or ideals
3. support against an opponent; "the appellate court upheld the verdict" [syn: maintain]

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v., t., seas le, cothuigh, congbh, cumhdaigh

Argynal = v. to uphold

Attegu = v. to stay, to uphold

Cyfategu = v. to uphold jointly

Dygynal = v. to uphold

Gogynnal = v. to uphold equally

Meiliannu = v. to uphold

Nawnu = v. to uphold; to be noon, to be meridional

      holdup

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Verb
1. keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions"
(synonym) continue, carry on, bear on, preserve
(hypernym) keep, maintain, hold
(hyponym) resume, restart
(verb-group) continue, go on, proceed, go along, keep
(derivation) upholder, maintainer, sustainer
2. stand up for; stick up for; of causes, principles, or ideals
(hypernym) defend, support, fend for
3. support against an opponent; "The appellate court upheld the verdict"
(synonym) maintain
(hypernym) confirm, reassert
(hyponym) justify, vindicate
(derivation) upholder, maintainer, sustainer

The decision of an appellate court not to reverse a lower court decision.