HOLD UP

Definition:

1. [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?"
   Synonyms: hold, support, sustain
   
   
2. [verb] hold up something as an example; hold up one's achievements for admiration
   
   
3. [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"
   Synonyms: delay, detain
   
   
4. [verb] rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat
   Synonyms: stick up
   
   
5. [verb] continue to live; endure or last; "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"
   Synonyms: survive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold out
   
   
6. [verb] resist or confront with resistance; "The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held"
   Synonyms: defy, withstand, hold
   
   
7. [verb] resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.; "Her shoes won't hold up"; "This theory won't hold water"
   Synonyms: stand up, hold water
   
   

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• scaffold
• block
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• chock
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• pole
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• truss
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• stonewall
• catch
• stall
• buy time
• mug
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• perennate
• live out
• weather, endure, brave, brave out