English Explanatory Dictionary

hold up

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To wait or delay.
To impede; detain.
To detain by threatening, usually with a weapon, in order to commit robbery.
To support or lift.
To highlight, as if lifting up for display.
To fulfil or complete one's part of an agreement.
To persist.
To withstand; to stand up to; to survive.
To keep up; not to fall behind; not to lose ground.
To maintain composure despite hardship.
To continue to be seen as favorable, to avoid seeming dated.

Pronunciation

en-au-hold up.ogg en-us-hold up.ogg

Word forms

hold up holds up holding up held up

Synonyms

hold on hang on stick up

Related words

forhold hang up hold it hold off hold on stick up uphold

Derived words

hold-up holdup hold up one's end hold up to

Translations

Evenki: тури- Finnish: pidätellä Finnish: viivyttää Finnish: ryöstää aseella uhaten Finnish: kannatella Finnish: nostaa Finnish: kohottaa French: retenir German: zurückhalten German: überfallen German: ausrauben Hungarian: feltart Italian: impedire Italian: rapinare Italian: sollevare Italian: alzare Nanai: туру- Russian: задерживать Russian: приподнимать Spanish: entorpecer Spanish: retrasar Spanish: sostener Swedish: hindra Swedish: stödja Swedish: stötta Romanian: jefui Romanian: prăda Sanskrit: यच्छति

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