HOLD UP as VERB

1. Meaning
   • cause to be slowed down or delayed
   Synonym(s)
   • delay (what does delay mean?)
   • detain (what does detain mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • Traffic was delayed by the bad weather
   • she delayed the work that she didn”t want to perform
   Hypernyms(s) hold up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • decelerate (what does decelerate mean?)
   • slow (what does slow mean?)
   • slow down (what does slow down mean?)
   • slow up (what does slow up mean?)
   • retard (what does retard mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • rush (what does rush mean?)
   • hurry (what does hurry mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • stonewall (what does stonewall mean?)
   • catch (what does catch mean?)
   • stall (what does stall mean?)
   • buy time (what does buy time mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • delay (what does delay mean?)
   • holdup (what does holdup mean?)
   • delay (what does delay mean?)
   • holdup (what does holdup mean?)
2. Meaning
   • be the physical support of
   • carry the weight of
   Synonym(s)
   • hold (what does hold mean?)
   • support (what does support mean?)
   • sustain (what does sustain mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The beam holds up the roof
   • He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam
   • What’’s holding that mirror?
   Hyponym(s)
   • scaffold (what does scaffold mean?)
   • block (what does block mean?)
   • carry (what does carry mean?)
   • chock (what does chock mean?)
   • buoy (what does buoy mean?)
   • buoy up (what does buoy up mean?)
   • pole (what does pole mean?)
   • bracket (what does bracket mean?)
   • underpin (what does underpin mean?)
   • prop up (what does prop up mean?)
   • prop (what does prop mean?)
   • shore up (what does shore up mean?)
   • shore (what does shore mean?)
   • truss (what does truss mean?)
   • brace (what does brace mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • support (what does support mean?)
   • supporting (what does supporting mean?)
   • support (what does support mean?)
   • support (what does support mean?)
   • garter (what does garter mean?)
   • supporter (what does supporter mean?)
   • support (what does support mean?)
   • supporting (what does supporting mean?)
   • holder (what does holder mean?)
3. Meaning
   • hold up something as an example
   • hold up one’’s achievements for admiration
   Hypernyms(s) hold up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • expose (what does expose mean?)
   • exhibit (what does exhibit mean?)
   • display (what does display mean?)
4. Meaning
   • rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat
   Synonym(s)
   • stick up (what does stick up mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) hold up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • rob (what does rob mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • mug (what does mug mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • armed robbery (what does armed robbery mean?)
   • heist (what does heist mean?)
   • holdup (what does holdup mean?)
   • stickup (what does stickup mean?)
   • armed robbery (what does armed robbery mean?)
   • heist (what does heist mean?)
   • holdup (what does holdup mean?)
   • stickup (what does stickup mean?)
   Entail(s)
   • assail (what does assail mean?)
   • assault (what does assault mean?)
   • set on (what does set on mean?)
   • attack (what does attack mean?)
5. Meaning
   • continue to live
   • endure or last
   Synonym(s)
   • endure (what does endure mean?)
   • go (what does go mean?)
   • hold out (what does hold out mean?)
   • last (what does last mean?)
   • live (what does live mean?)
   • live on (what does live on mean?)
   • survive (what does survive mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • We went without water and food for 3 days
   • These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America
   • The racecar driver lived through several very serious accidents
   Hyponym(s)
   • stand up (what does stand up mean?)
   • hold up (what does hold up mean?)
   • hold water (what does hold water mean?)
   • perennate (what does perennate mean?)
   • live out (what does live out mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • survival (what does survival mean?)
   • endurance (what does endurance mean?)
   • survival (what does survival mean?)
   • endurance (what does endurance mean?)
   Entail(s)
   • be (what does be mean?)
   • live (what does live mean?)
6. Meaning
   • resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.
   Synonym(s)
   • hold water (what does hold water mean?)
   • stand up (what does stand up mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • Her shoes won”t hold up
   • This theory won”t hold water
   Hypernyms(s) hold up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • survive (what does survive mean?)
   • last (what does last mean?)
   • live (what does live mean?)
   • live on (what does live on mean?)
   • go (what does go mean?)
   • endure (what does endure mean?)
   • hold up (what does hold up mean?)
   • hold out (what does hold out mean?)
7. Meaning
   • resist or confront with resistance
   Synonym(s)
   • defy (what does defy mean?)
   • hold (what does hold mean?)
   • withstand (what does withstand mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The politician defied public opinion
   • The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear
   • The bridge held
   Hypernyms(s) hold up is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • resist (what does resist mean?)
   • hold out (what does hold out mean?)
   • withstand (what does withstand mean?)
   • stand firm (what does stand firm mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • weather (what does weather mean?)
   • endure (what does endure mean?)
   • brave (what does brave mean?)
   • brave out (what does brave out mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • withstander (what does withstander mean?)