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hold up
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
hold up
Support and sustain alike signify to hold up or keep up, to prevent from falling or sinking; but sustain has a special sense of continuous exertion or of great strength continuously exerted, as when we speak of sustained endeavor or a sustained note; a flower is supported by the stem or a temple-roof by arches; the foundations of a great building sustain an enormous pressure; to sustain life implies a greater exigency and need than to support life; to say one is sustained under affliction is to say more both of the severity of the trial and the completeness of the upholding than if we say he is supported. To bear is the most general word, denoting all holding up or keeping up of any object, whether in rest or motion; in the derived senses it refers to something that is a tax upon strength or endurance; as, to bear a strain; to bear pain or grief. To maintain is to keep in a state or condition, especially in an excellent and desirable condition; as, to maintain health or reputation; to maintain one's position; to maintain a cause or proposition is to hold it against opposition or difficulty. To support may be partial, to maintain is complete; maintain is a word of more dignity than support; a man supports his family; a state maintains an army or navy. To prop is always partial, signifying to add support to something that is insecure. Compare ABET; ENDURE; KEEP.
Synonyms:
bear, carry, cherish, keep, keep up, maintain, prop, support, sustain, upholdAntonyms:
abandon, betray, break down, cast down, demolish, desert, destroy, drop, let go, overthrow, throw down, wreckPreposition:
The roof is supported by, on, or upon pillars; the family was supported on or upon a pittance, or by charity.
Princeton's WordNet
hold, support, sustain, hold upverb
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?"
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take, hold in, hold out, make, endure, fend for, affirm, view as, underpin, carry, book, concur, have, maintain, hold, last, moderate, sustain, corroborate, confirm, retain, nourish, nurse, defy, support, go, stick up, keep up, patronise, guard, prevail, declare, withstand, adjudge, tolerate, indorse, accommodate, abide, control, prolong, stomach, harbour, patronage, live, reserve, check, hold back, stick out, brook, give, take hold, go for, patronize, deem, apply, stand up, obtain, substantiate, survive, get, bind, stand, have got, entertain, plunk for, live on, curb, back, restrain, keep, concord, keep back, oblige, throw, arrest, hold water, contain, back up, suffer, bear, nurture, subscribe, take for, harbor, detain, defend, put up, confine, keep going, bear out, admit, digest, plump for, endorse, halt, obligate, agree, delayhold upverb
hold up something as an example; hold up one's achievements for admiration
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go, live, detain, stick up, last, delay, support, hold out, hold, sustain, live on, hold water, endure, stand up, withstand, defy, survivedelay, detain, hold upverb
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"
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go, live, detain, stick up, stay, last, delay, confine, hold out, hold, sustain, hold water, live on, support, check, retard, endure, stand up, withstand, defy, survivehold up, stick upverb
rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat
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go, live, detain, stick up, last, delay, support, hold out, hold, sustain, live on, hold water, endure, stand up, withstand, defy, survivesurvive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold outverb
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?"
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subsist, perish, give way, hold out, run, endure, lead, experience, give out, conk out, operate, travel, hold, function, die, sustain, stretch forth, last, go away, weather, prevail, go, brave out, rifle, defy, persist, run low, stick up, plump, digest, stomach, hold water, break, pass away, drop dead, withstand, stretch out, tolerate, abide, blend in, run short, get going, locomote, pull through, be, come through, live, cash in one's chips, kick the bucket, blend, stick out, brook, stand up, bear, fit, suffer, pull round, outlast, populate, inhabit, belong, dwell, give-up the ghost, go bad, survive, get, stand, expire, become, exist, live on, croak, move, choke, pop off, sound, make it, wear, extend, start, depart, decease, outlive, pass, proceed, break down, exit, conk, fail, buy the farm, detain, put out, know, brave, put up, exsert, snuff it, resist, support, die hard, stand firm, work, delaydefy, withstand, hold, hold upverb
resist or confront with resistance
"The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held"
Synonyms:
accommodate, book, stand up, retain, moderate, view as, support, apply, hold back, harbour, hold out, take hold, bind, defy, arrest, dare, live, take, have, concord, survive, live on, check, make, take for, go for, stand firm, keep, defend, control, harbor, deem, throw, obligate, carry, give, adjudge, entertain, nurse, oblige, curb, hold, stick up, last, confine, hold water, have got, go, endure, restrain, declare, withstand, agree, hold in, delay, halt, contain, concur, maintain, guard, keep back, sustain, prevail, reserve, admit, obtain, refuse, resist, detain, bearstand up, hold up, hold waterverb
resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.
"Her shoes won't hold up"; "This theory won't hold water"
Synonyms:
rise, bristle, delay, detain, stick up, stand, last, withstand, support, hold out, get up, arise, sustain, hold, live on, hold water, place upright, live, stand up, defy, uprise, survive, go, endure
Dictionary of English Synonymes
hold up
Synonyms:
clear up, cease raining
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The issue of whether or not we're dealing with 5G or not, we don't deal with 5G. The fact is that you had two enterprises — two private enterprises... They have government regulation visibly. And so what I've done is pushed as hard as I can to have 5G folks hold up and abide by what was being requested by United Airlines until they could more modernize them over the years.
If investors do not make money in IPOs, The IPO market doesn't work, we think The IPO market may work this time, and The IPO market maybe just be a little bit harder on the issuers who need to move forward — and may find that their private valuations may not hold up in the private market.
It's been such a long time since I've last been in contention, who knows how my game is going to hold up? But I'm feeling good. My back is feeling great. So if the nerves can hold, just continue to make good golf swings and make a few good putts, who knows?
Chinese data showed further weakening across the board, but it is clear that government spending and a recovery in the real estate market are helping hold up growth, china looks to be returning to a very familiar investment and real estate-driven growth pattern, somewhat at odds with their claims of economic rebalancing.
We learnt a lot from what happened the last time around, and took the time through the research to get this right, if we are sued after we issue a final rule, we strongly believe this will hold up under any legal challenges.
Translations for hold up
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- أصمدArabic
- αργώGreek
- aguaitar, esperar, mantener, sostener, cumplirSpanish
- ryöstää, kohottaa, viivästyttää, kestää, viivästyä, täyttää, nostaaFinnish
- rallentare, sostenere, frenare, sollevare, mantenere, alzare, ritardare, attenersi, aspettare, rapinare, fronteggiareItalian
- wstrzymać, opóźnićPolish
- jefui, prăda, înfrunta, stăvili, întârziaRomanian
- 耽誤Chinese
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