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Definition

To impede; detain.

To support or lift.

To persist.

To persist.

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In Context

  • "The guy tried to hold up a bank."
  • "I don't think he's holding up his end of the bargain."
  • "hold up to scrutiny"
  • "hold up to heavy use"
  • "The now infamous '108 woodlands' figure published by the Woodlands Trust, and later used by others to infer that HS2 would destroy 108 woodlands, does not hold up to scrutiny."
  • "how're you holdin up?"
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