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hold up
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Princeton's WordNet
hold, support, sustain, hold upverb
be 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?"
hold upverb
hold up something as an example; hold up one's achievements for admiration
delay, detain, hold upverb
cause to be slowed down or delayed
"Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform"
hold up, stick upverb
rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat
survive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold outverb
continue 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?"
defy, withstand, hold, hold upverb
resist or confront with resistance
"The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held"
stand up, hold up, hold waterverb
resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.
"Her shoes won't hold up"; "This theory won't hold water"
GCIDE
Hold upverb
To rob, usually at gunpoint or knifepoint.
Hold upverb
To delay; as, bad weather held up the satellite launch for two days.
Wiktionary
hold upverb
To wait or delay.
hold upverb
To support or lift.
hold upverb
To withstand; to stand up to; to survive.
hold upverb
to fulfil / fulfill or complete one's part of an agreement
hold upverb
to rob at gunpoint
hold upverb
To impede; detain.
Wikipedia
Hold Up
Hold Up is a song recorded by American singer Beyoncé for her sixth studio album, Lemonade (2016). The song was serviced to rhythmic radios in the United States on August 16, 2016 as the third single from the album. It was written by Diplo, Ezra Koenig, Beyoncé, Emile Haynie, Josh Tillman, MNEK and MeLo-X. The song contains a sample of "Can't Get Used to Losing You", written by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman; an interpolation of "Maps", performed by Yeah Yeah Yeahs and written by Brian Chase, Karen O and Nick Zinner; "Can't Get Used to Losing You" performed by Andy Williams and an interpolation of "Turn My Swag On", written by Soulja Boy, Antonio Randolph and Kevin McConnell. "Hold Up" received a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Solo Performance at the 59th ceremony.
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hold up
Hold up can have multiple meanings depending on the context: 1) To support or lift something; preventing it from falling. 2) To delay or obstruct. 3) To rob, especially at gunpoint. 4) To remain strong, sturdy, or durable. 5) To pause or stop to consider or pay attention to something.
Wikidata
Hold up
In the card game of contract bridge, to hold up means to play low to a trick led by the opponents, losing it intentionally in order to sever their communication. The primary purpose is to give as many tricks to opponents as needed to exhaust all the cards in the suit from one of their hands. If that hand regains the lead, it will not be able to put the partner on lead to cash its tricks. Hold up is one of basic techniques in play. While mechanically identical, a hold up is in a suit played by the opponents while a duck is a manoeuver in one's own suit. Nevertheless the terms are used interchangeably with duck or ducking more common.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of hold up in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of hold up in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of hold up in a Sentence
We think it’s important to measure achievement over longer periods to see if these results hold up or if there is a longer term impact.
We have used the reference of standards from Japan, the structure of the tunnel and the viaduct can hold up against a magnitude of 8 or equivalent.
That is the whole appeal. He is willing to hold up that mirror, he still has that fire, that passion for real reform.
What right does Crazy Nancy have to hold up this Senate trial. None! She has a bad case and would rather not have a negative decision. This Witch Hunt must end NOW with a trial in the Senate, or let her default & lose. No more time should be wasted on this Impeachment Scam!
More people are living better lives -- that's good news for Africa, of course, we'll need to verify that these trends hold up in our next round of surveys, before we celebrate.
Translations for hold up
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- أصمدArabic
- αργώGreek
- aguaitar, esperar, mantener, sostener, cumplirSpanish
- ryöstää, kohottaa, viivästyttää, kestää, viivästyä, täyttää, nostaaFinnish
- rallentare, sostenere, frenare, sollevare, mantenere, alzare, ritardare, attenersi, aspettare, rapinare, fronteggiareItalian
- wstrzymać, opóźnićPolish
- jefui, prăda, înfrunta, stăvili, întârziaRomanian
- 耽誤Chinese
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