hold up

Verb
  1. Be the physical support of;
    Carry the weight of (synset 201219607)
    "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?"
    subtypes:
    • scaffold - provide with a scaffold for support
    • block - support, secure, or raise with a block
    • carry - bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of
    • chock - support on chocks
    • buoy, buoy up - keep afloat
    • pole - support on poles
    • bracket - support with brackets
    • underpin - support from beneath
    • prop, prop up, shore, shore up - support by placing against something solid or rigid
    • truss - support structurally
    • brace - support by bracing
    same as: hold, support, sustain
  2. Hold up something as an example;
    Hold up one's achievements for admiration (synset 202146032)
    is a type of: display, exhibit, expose - to show, make visible or apparent
  3. Cause to be slowed down or delayed (synset 200460731)
    "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform"
    is a type of: decelerate, retard, slow, slow down, slow up - lose velocity; move more slowly
    subtypes:
    • stonewall - engage in delaying tactics or refuse to cooperate
    • catch - delay or hold up; prevent from proceeding on schedule or as planned
    • stall - deliberately delay an event or action
    • buy time - act so as to delay an event or action in order to gain an advantage
    same as: delay, detain
  4. Rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat (synset 202282293)
    referred to in: crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking - (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
    entail: assail, assault, attack, set on - attack someone physically or emotionally
    is a type of: rob - take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
    subtypes: mug - rob at gunpoint or with the threat of violence
    same as: stick up
  5. Continue to live and avoid dying (synset 202624202)
    "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?"; "One crash victim died, the other lived"
    entail: be, live - have life, be alive
    subtypes:
    same as: endure, go, hold out, last, live, live on, survive
    verb group:
  6. Resist or confront with resistance (synset 202712676)
    "The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held"
    is a type of: hold out, resist, stand firm, withstand - stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
    subtypes: brave, brave out, endure, weather - face and withstand with courage
    same as: defy, hold, withstand
  7. Resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc. (synset 202624768)
    "Her shoes won't hold up"; "This theory won't hold water"
    is a type of: endure, go, hold out, hold up, last, live, live on, survive - continue to live and avoid dying
    same as: hold water, stand up

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