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#1 hold up v. 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?". wn
#2 hold up v. hold up something as an example; hold up one's achievements for admiration. wn
#3 hold up v. 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". wn
#4 hold up v. rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat. wn
#5 hold up v. 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 withou. wn
#2 hold up v. hold up something as an example; hold up one's achievements for admiration. wn
#3 hold up v. 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". wn
#4 hold up v. rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat. wn
#5 hold up v. 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 withou. wn
