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hold_up
has definitions from the fields of law,criminal law,arms,work
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[ verb ] be the physical support of; carry the weight of
Examples "The beam holds up the roof" "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam" "What's holding that mirror?" Used in print (Louis Zara, Dark Rider....)The spire seemed to hold_up the sky . (W. H. Gass, "The Pedersen Kid," in The...)`` Hold his head up . `` Hold his head up '' . |
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[ verb ] cause to be slowed down or delayed
Examples "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather" "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform" Used in print (Kenneth Allsop, The Bootleggers and Their Era...)A further example of the incompatible difference in personalities was when two policemen held_up a Torrio beer convoy on a West_Side street and demanded $ 300 to let it through . |
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[ verb ] hold up something as an example; hold up one's achievements for admiration
Used in print (The Christian Science Monitor...)The two cities have the examples of Little_Rock and New_Orleans to hold_up as warnings against resorting to violence to try to stop the processes of desegregation . Even better , they have the examples of Nashville and Houston to hold_up as peaceful and progressive programs . (Perry Miller "Theodore Parker: Apostasy within Liberalism"...)But Parker as the ultra-liberal minister within the pale of a church which had proclaimed itself the repository of liberality poses a different problem , which is not to be resolved by holding him up as the champion of freedom . Related terms |
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[ verb ] (law,criminal law,arms) rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat
Synonyms Used in print (Frank Getlein and Harold C. Gardiner, S.J., Movies,...)A band of robbers enters a railroad_station , overpowers and ties_up the telegraph_operator , holds_up the train and escapes . Related terms |
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[ verb ] continue to live; endure or last
Examples "We went without water and food for 3 days" "The legend of Elvis lives on" "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America" "The racecar driver lived through several very serious accidents" Used in print (Howard Nemerov, "Themes and Methods: The Early...)But that is too simple , and won't hold_up . |
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[ verb ] (work) resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.
Synonyms Examples "Her shoes won't hold up" This theory won't hold water" |
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