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hold-ap [huld.ap.] : hold up (v.)
[ Etymology: English: hold up ]
Related words: tulis

Derivatives of hold-ap


Glosses:
hold up
v. (contact)1. hold, hold up, support, sustainbe 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?"
~ scaffoldprovide with a scaffold for support.; "scaffold the building before painting it"
~ blocksupport, secure, or raise with a block.; "block a plate for printing"; "block the wheels of a car"
~ carrybear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of.; "His efforts carried the entire project"; "How many credits is this student carrying?"; "We carry a very large mortgage"
~ chocksupport on chocks.; "chock the boat"
~ buoy, buoy upkeep afloat.; "The life vest buoyed him up"
~ polesupport on poles.; "pole climbing plants like beans"
~ bracketsupport with brackets.; "bracket bookshelves"
~ underpinsupport from beneath.
~ prop, prop up, shore up, shoresupport by placing against something solid or rigid.; "shore and buttress an old building"
~ trusssupport structurally.; "truss the roofs"; "trussed bridges"
~ bracesupport by bracing.
v. (perception)2. hold uphold up something as an example; hold up one's achievements for admiration.
~ display, exhibit, exposeto show, make visible or apparent.; "The Metropolitan Museum is exhibiting Goya's works this month"; "Why don't you show your nice legs and wear shorter skirts?"; "National leaders will have to display the highest skills of statesmanship"
v. (change)3. delay, detain, hold upcause to be slowed down or delayed.; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform"
~ decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retardlose velocity; move more slowly.; "The car decelerated"
~ stonewallengage in delaying tactics or refuse to cooperate.; "The President stonewalled when he realized the plot was being uncovered by a journalist"
~ catchdelay or hold up; prevent from proceeding on schedule or as planned.; "I was caught in traffic and missed the meeting"
~ stalldeliberately delay an event or action.; "she doesn't want to write the report, so she is stalling"
~ buy timeact so as to delay an event or action in order to gain an advantage.
v. (possession)4. hold up, stick uprob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat.
~ crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offense, offence(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act.; "a long record of crimes"
~ assail, assault, set on, attackattack someone physically or emotionally.; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly"
~ mugrob at gunpoint or with the threat of violence.; "I was mugged in the streets of New York last night"
~ robtake something away by force or without the consent of the owner.; "The burglars robbed him of all his money"
v. (stative)5. endure, go, hold out, hold up, last, live, live on, survivecontinue 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?"
~ live, behave life, be alive.; "Our great leader is no more"; "My grandfather lived until the end of war"
~ live, behave life, be alive.; "Our great leader is no more"; "My grandfather lived until the end of war"
~ subsist, exist, survive, livesupport oneself.; "he could barely exist on such a low wage"; "Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?"; "Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day"
~ hold water, stand up, hold upresist or withstand wear, criticism, etc..; "Her shoes won't hold up"; "This theory won't hold water"
~ perennatesurvive from season to season, of plants.
~ live outlive out one's life; live to the end.
v. (stative)6. defy, hold, hold up, withstandresist or confront with resistance.; "The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held"
~ stand firm, hold out, resist, withstandstand up or offer resistance to somebody or something.
~ brave, brave out, weather, endureface and withstand with courage.; "She braved the elements"
v. (stative)7. hold up, hold water, stand upresist or withstand wear, criticism, etc..; "Her shoes won't hold up"; "This theory won't hold water"
~ live on, survive, last, endure, live, hold out, hold up, gocontinue 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?"