'Hold up' definitions:

Definition of 'hold up'

From: WordNet
verb
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, hold up]
verb
Hold up something as an example; hold up one's achievements for admiration
verb
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" [syn: delay, detain, hold up] [ant: hurry, rush]
verb
Rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat [syn: hold up, stick up]
verb
Continue to live through hardship or adversity; "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 up, hold out]
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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, hold up]
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Resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.; "Her shoes won't hold up"; "This theory won't hold water" [syn: stand up, hold up, hold water]

Definition of 'Hold up'

From: GCIDE
  • Hold \Hold\, v. i. In general, to keep one's self in a given position or condition; to remain fixed. Hence: [1913 Webster]
  • 1. Not to move; to halt; to stop; -- mostly in the imperative. [1913 Webster]
  • And damned be him that first cries, "Hold, enough!" --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Not to give way; not to part or become separated; to remain unbroken or unsubdued. [1913 Webster]
  • Our force by land hath nobly held. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Not to fail or be found wanting; to continue; to last; to endure a test or trial; to abide; to persist. [1913 Webster]
  • While our obedience holds. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • The rule holds in land as all other commodities. --Locke. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. Not to fall away, desert, or prove recreant; to remain attached; to cleave; -- often with with, to, or for. [1913 Webster]
  • He will hold to the one and despise the other. --Matt. vi. 24 [1913 Webster]
  • 5. To restrain one's self; to refrain. [1913 Webster]
  • His dauntless heart would fain have held From weeping, but his eyes rebelled. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. To derive right or title; -- generally with of. [1913 Webster]
  • My crown is absolute, and holds of none. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • His imagination holds immediately from nature. --Hazlitt. [1913 Webster]
  • Hold on! Hold up! wait; stop; forbear. [Collog] -- {To hold forth}, to speak in public; to harangue; to preach. --L'Estrange.
  • To hold in, to restrain one's self; as, he wanted to laugh and could hardly hold in.
  • To hold off, to keep at a distance.
  • To hold on, to keep fast hold; to continue; to go on. "The trade held on for many years," --Swift.
  • To hold out, to last; to endure; to continue; to maintain one's self; not to yield or give way.
  • To hold over, to remain in office, possession, etc., beyond a certain date.
  • To hold to or To hold with, to take sides with, as a person or opinion.
  • To hold together, to be joined; not to separate; to remain in union. --Dryden. --Locke.
  • To hold up. (a) To support one's self; to remain unbent or unbroken; as, to hold up under misfortunes. (b) To cease raining; to cease to stop; as, it holds up. --Hudibras. (c) To keep up; not to fall behind; not to lose ground. --Collier. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Hold up'

From: GCIDE
  • Hold up \Hold up\ (h[=o]ld [u^]p"), v. t.
  • 1. To rob, usually at gunpoint or knifepoint. [PJC]
  • 2. To delay; as, bad weather held up the satellite launch for two days. [PJC]

Synonyms of 'hold up'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Hold up'