holds up
Remains true over time
Holds up has several connected meanings around sustaining or withstanding.
Something that holds up endures or remains valid: That argument doesn't hold up under scrutiny, The old car has held up remarkably well.
To hold someone up is to delay them: Sorry I'm late—traffic held me up.
A holdup is also an armed robbery, from the command to raise hands: Three men held up the bank.
To hold something up is to present it for inspection or as an example: She held up his essay as a model for the class.
- enduresContinues despite hardship
- braceDevice providing structural stability
- propSupport or stage item
- lastsContinues over time
- buttressArchitectural wall reinforcement
adds up · gunpoint · armed robbery · support · block · survives · maintain · stickup · checks out · sustain · bolster · withstand · brandishes · hinder · heist · highway robbery · postpone · defer
holds upfalls apart
Breaks into components
crumbles · collapses · deteriorates · breaks down · disintegrates
holds upspeeds up
Increases velocity or pace
expedites · accelerates · facilitates · advances · clears the way
hold, held, holder, holding, uphold, withhold, holds, withholding, withheld