hold up
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(verb) hold up something as an example; hold up one's achievements for admiration |
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Related Words: display, exhibit, expose |
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(verb) rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat |
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Synonyms: stick up |
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Related Words: mug, rob |
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(verb) resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.; "Her shoes won't hold up"; This theory won't hold up" |
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Synonyms: stand up |
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Related Words: endure, go, hold out, hold up, last, live, live on, survive |
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(verb) cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather" |
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Synonyms: delay, detain |
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Related Words: buy time, catch, decelerate, retard, slow, slow down, slow up, stall |
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(verb) be the support of; "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?"; also metaphorically: "Her efforts support us morally" |
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Synonyms: hold, support, sustain |
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Related Words: block, brace, bracket, buoy, buoy up, carry, chock, pole, prop, prop up, shore up, truss, underpin |
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(verb) resist or confront with resistance; "The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held" |
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Synonyms: defy, hold, withstand |
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Related Words: brave, brave out, endure, hold out, resist, stand firm, venture, weather, withstand |
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(verb) continue to live, endure or last; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "The legend of Elvis lives on"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America" |
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Synonyms: endure, go, hold out, last, live, live on, survive |
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Related Words: hold up, live out, perennate, stand up |
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