Definition as Verb

• be the physical support of; carry the weight of
• hold up something as an example; hold up one's achievements for admiration
• cause to be slowed down or delayed
• rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat
• continue to live and avoid dying
• resist or confront with resistance
• resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.

• hold, support, sustain

• delay, detain

• stick up

• survive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold out

• defy, withstand, hold

• stand up, hold water

• "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?"

• "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform"

• "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?" "One crash victim died, the other lived"

• "The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held"

• "Her shoes won't hold up"; "This theory won't hold water"

• Hold Up vs hold
• Hold Up vs support
• Hold Up vs sustain
• Hold Up vs delay
• Hold Up vs detain
• Hold Up vs stick up
• Hold Up vs survive
• Hold Up vs last
• Hold Up vs live
• Hold Up vs live on
• Hold Up vs go
• Hold Up vs endure
• Hold Up vs hold out
• Hold Up vs defy
• Hold Up vs withstand
• Hold Up vs stand up
• Hold Up vs hold water