Dictionary entry details
• HOLD UP (verb)
Meaning:
Be the physical support of; carry the weight of
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
hold up; support; sustain; hold
Context examples:
The beam holds up the roof / He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam / What's holding that mirror?
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "hold up"):
brace (support by bracing)
truss (support structurally)
prop; prop up; shore; shore up (support by placing against something solid or rigid)
underpin (support from beneath)
bracket (support with brackets)
pole (support on poles)
buoy; buoy up (keep afloat)
chock (support on chocks)
carry (bear or be able to bear the weight, pressure,or responsibility of)
block (support, secure, or raise with a block)
scaffold (provide with a scaffold for support)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Hold up something as an example; hold up one's achievements for admiration
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Hypernyms (to "hold up" is one way to...):
display; exhibit; expose (to show, make visible or apparent)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Cause to be slowed down or delayed
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
delay; detain; hold up
Context examples:
Traffic was delayed by the bad weather / she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform
Hypernyms (to "hold up" is one way to...):
decelerate; retard; slow; slow down; slow up (lose velocity; move more slowly)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "hold up"):
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)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
stick up; hold up
Hypernyms (to "hold up" is one way to...):
rob (take something away by force or without the consent of the owner)
"Hold up" entails doing...:
assail; assault; attack; set on (attack someone physically or emotionally)
Domain category:
crime; law-breaking ((criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "hold up"):
mug (rob at gunpoint or with the threat of violence)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Continue to live; endure or last
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
survive; live on; last; endure; live; hold up; hold out; go
Context 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?
"Hold up" entails doing...:
be; live (have life, be alive)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "hold up"):
hold up; hold water; stand up (resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.)
perennate (survive from season to season, of plants)
live out (live out one's life; live to the end)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
The business is going to hold up
Meaning:
Resist or confront with resistance
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
defy; withstand; hold up; hold
Context examples:
The politician defied public opinion / The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear / The bridge held
Hypernyms (to "hold up" is one way to...):
hold out; resist; stand firm; withstand (stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "hold up"):
brave; brave out; endure; weather (face or endure with courage)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Synonyms:
hold water; stand up; hold up
Context examples:
Her shoes won't hold up / This theory won't hold water
Hypernyms (to "hold up" is one way to...):
endure; go; hold out; hold up; last; live; live on; survive (continue to live; endure or last)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
