hold up

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "hold up"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

to hold up
[phrase form: hold]
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āĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻŽā§āĻŦ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻŦāĻžāϧāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to delay the progress of something
to hold up definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She was held up at the office and could n't make it to the dinner on time.
āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻ…āĻĢāĻŋāϏ⧇ āφāϟāϕ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏ⧇ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻŽāϤ⧋ āĻĄāĻŋāύāĻžāϰ⧇ āĻĒ⧌āρāĻ›āĻžāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āύāĻŋāĨ¤
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āϧāϰ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž, āϏāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to provide support or lift to something or someone, often by bearing the weight or preventing it from falling or collapsing
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The safety harness held up the worker on the high-rise construction site.
āϏ⧇āĻĢāϟāĻŋ āĻšāĻžāϰāύ⧇āϏ āωāĻšā§āϚ-āωāĻšā§āϚāϤāĻž āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āϏāĻžāχāĻŸā§‡ āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽā§€āϕ⧇ āϧāϰ⧇ āϰ⧇āϖ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ āĻšāĻŋāϏ⧇āĻŦ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧋, āĻŽāĻĄā§‡āϞ āĻšāĻŋāϏ⧇āĻŦ⧇ āωāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to showcase a particular person or thing as a reference or representation of a specific quality, idea, or standard
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
During the presentation, the speaker held up successful entrepreneurs as models of achievement.
āωāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ, āĻŦāĻ•ā§āϤāĻž āϏāĻĢāϞ āωāĻĻā§āϝ⧋āĻ•ā§āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āϜāύ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻĄā§‡āϞ āĻšāĻŋāϏ⧇āĻŦ⧇ āωāĻĒāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϞ⧁āϟ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĄāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϤāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to rob a bank, shop, or similar place using a firearm, usually with a threat of violence
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The bank was held up by masked individuals armed with firearms.
āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāĻ‚āĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŽā§āĻ–ā§‹āĻļ āĻĒāϰāĻž āĻŦā§āϝāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āϞ⧁āϟ āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āϝāĻžāϰāĻž āφāĻ—ā§āύ⧇āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰ⧇ āϏāĻœā§āϜāĻŋāϤ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻž, āϏāĻšā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to stay strong and continue working effectively, even when facing challenges
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She 's holding up admirably during the tough times.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻ•āĻ āĻŋāύ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻ‚āϏāύ⧀āϝāĻŧāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āϧāϰ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ–āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŦāĻžāϧāĻ•āϤāĻž āĻĒā§‚āϰāĻŖ, āϚ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāϰ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž

to fulfill one's obligations or responsibilities in order to ensure the success or completion of an agreement or task
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He always holds up his responsibilities at work, making him a reliable team member.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϏāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻĻāĻž āĻ•āĻžāĻœā§‡ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ āĻĒāĻžāϞāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āύ, āϝāĻž āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻĻāϞ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ­āϰāϝ⧋āĻ—ā§āϝ āϏāĻĻāĻ¸ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϤ⧋āϞ⧇āĨ¤
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āϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻž, āϝ⧌āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋāĻ• āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻž

(of theories, arguments, etc.) to remain consistent, logical, or convincing over time
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The scientific theory has held up under rigorous testing and scrutiny.
āĻŦ⧈āĻœā§āĻžāĻžāύāĻŋāĻ• āϤāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāϟāĻŋ āĻ•āĻ ā§‹āϰ āĻĒāϰ⧀āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϤāĻĻāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧇āϰ āĻ…āϧ⧀āύ⧇ āϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ⧀āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āϏāĻšā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϏāĻ™ā§āĻ—āĻŋāĻ• āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻž

(of artistic works) to avoid the perception of being outdated by remaining good and relevant
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The humor in the sitcom, even after many years, holds up and remains enjoyable.
āϏāĻŋāϟāĻ•āĻŽā§‡āϰ āĻšāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϝāϰāϏ, āĻŦāĻšā§ āĻŦāĻ›āϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇āĻ“, āϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āωāĻĒāĻ­ā§‹āĻ—ā§āϝ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇āĨ¤
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āϧāϰ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻž, āĻ…āĻŦāĻŋāϞāĻŽā§āĻŦ⧇ āύāĻž āϖ⧇āϞāĻž

(in the game of Bridge) to not play a winning card for strategic reasons
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The player held up the Queen, waiting for the opponent's move before playing it.
āϖ⧇āϞ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ āϰāĻžāύ⧀āϕ⧇ āϧāϰ⧇ āϰ⧇āϖ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĒāĻ•ā§āώ⧇āϰ āϚāĻžāϞ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ…āĻĒ⧇āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰ āĻāϟāĻŋ āϖ⧇āϞ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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used to ask someone to wait or momentarily stop what they are doing

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Hold up a moment, I'll be right back with your order.
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