Synonyms for hold up
hold up

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1. 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, uphold

   Antonyms:
   abandon, betray, break down, cast down, demolish, desert, destroy, drop, let go, overthrow, throw down, wreck

   Preposition:
   The roof is supported by, on, or upon pillars; the family was supported on or upon a pittance, or by charity.

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1. 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?"

   Synonyms:
   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, delay

2. hold upverb

   hold up something as an example; hold up one's achievements for admiration

   Synonyms:
   go, live, detain, stick up, last, delay, support, hold out, hold, sustain, live on, hold water, endure, stand up, withstand, defy, survive

3. delay, 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"

   Synonyms:
   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, survive

4. hold up, stick upverb

   rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat

   Synonyms:
   go, live, detain, stick up, last, delay, support, hold out, hold, sustain, live on, hold water, endure, stand up, withstand, defy, survive

5. survive, 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?"

   Synonyms:
   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, delay

6. defy, 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, bear

7. stand 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

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1. • Crime
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   • Last
   • Resist
   • Rob

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1. hold up

   Synonyms:
   clear up, cease raining

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1. Judge Wilson:

   Well, what's the hold up? why isn't she released?

2. Israel Adesanya:

   First off, let me take this one. Hold up. I ’m Black. I can take this one, look, there’s a lot of c --- s in this game. There are a lot of snakes in this game. I’ve been in this fight game since 2008. Joe Rogan is one of the nicest, coolest, humble motherf ----- s I’ve had the pleasure of working with. Understand that.

3. Hugh Grant:

   I did notice that one of the cards from the original film that Boris Johnsons didnt hold up was the one where Andrew Lincoln held up a card saying because at Christmas you tell the truth, and I just wonder if the spin-doctors in the Tory party thought that was a card that wouldnt look too great in Boris Johnsons hands.

4. Fulton John Sheen:

   It's like being a Knight of the Garter. It's an honor, but it doesn't hold up anything.

5. Brian Youngberg:

   It was a strong quarter, their diversified model tends to hold up better in a weaker oil market and that is seen in this quarter.