Definitions from Wiktionary (hold up)
▸ verb: (intransitive, informal) To wait or delay.
▸ verb: (transitive) To impede; detain.
▸ verb: (idiomatic) To detain by threatening, usually with a weapon, in order to commit robbery.
▸ verb: (transitive) To support or lift.
▸ verb: (figurative) To highlight, as if lifting up for display.
▸ verb: (idiomatic) To fulfil or complete one's part of an agreement.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To persist.
▸ verb: (idiomatic) To withstand; to stand up to; to survive.
▸ verb: To keep up; not to fall behind; not to lose ground.
▸ verb: (idiomatic) To maintain composure despite hardship.
▸ verb: (of a work) To continue to be seen as favorable, to avoid seeming dated.
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▸ verb: (intransitive, informal) To wait or delay.
▸ verb: (transitive) To impede; detain.
▸ verb: (idiomatic) To detain by threatening, usually with a weapon, in order to commit robbery.
▸ verb: (transitive) To support or lift.
▸ verb: (figurative) To highlight, as if lifting up for display.
▸ verb: (idiomatic) To fulfil or complete one's part of an agreement.
▸ verb: (intransitive) To persist.
▸ verb: (idiomatic) To withstand; to stand up to; to survive.
▸ verb: To keep up; not to fall behind; not to lose ground.
▸ verb: (idiomatic) To maintain composure despite hardship.
▸ verb: (of a work) To continue to be seen as favorable, to avoid seeming dated.
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