DICTOMETER

HOLD UP

(hold up)

1. Synonyms:
   • Armed robbery
   • Heist
   • Holdup
   • Stickup
   Definitions:
   • robbery at gunpoint
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Delay
   • Holdup
   Definitions:
   • the act of delaying
   • inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Hold
   • Support
   • Sustain
   • Hold up
   Definitions:
   • 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?
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Hold up
   Definitions:
   • hold up something as an example
   • hold up one's achievements for admiration
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Delay
   • Detain
   • Hold up
   Definitions:
   • 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
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Hold up
   • Stick up
   Definitions:
   • rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Survive
   • Last
   • Live
   • Live on
   • Go
   • Endure
   • Hold up
   • Hold out
   Definitions:
   • continue to live through hardship or adversity
   Examples:
   • 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?
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Defy
   • Withstand
   • Hold
   • Hold up
   Definitions:
   • resist or confront with resistance
   Examples:
   • The politician defied public opinion
   • The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear
   • The bridge held
   
   
7. Synonyms:
   • Stand up
   • Hold up
   • Hold water
   Definitions:
   • resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.
   Examples:
   • Her shoes won't hold up
   • This theory won't hold water