Found 3 items, similar to Hold up.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: hold up cegat, coleng, mengacungkan, ngadang-adangi
English → English (WordNet) Definition: hold up hold up v 1: be the physical support of; carry the weight of; “The beam holds up the roof”; “He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam”; “What's holding that mirror?” [syn: hold, support, sustain] 2: hold up something as an example; hold up one's achievements for admiration 3: cause to be slowed down or delayed; “Traffic was delayed by the bad weather”; “she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform” [syn: delay, detain] [ant: rush] 4: rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat [syn: stick up ] 5: continue to live; endure or last; “We went without water and food for 3 days”; “These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America”; “The racecar driver lived through several very serious accidents” [syn: survive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold out] 6: resist or confront with resistance; “The politician defied public opinion”; “The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear”; “The bridge held” [syn: defy, withstand, hold] 7: resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.; “Her shoes won't hold up”; “This theory won't hold water” [syn: stand up, hold water]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Hold up Hold \Hold\, v. i. In general, to keep one's self in a given position or condition; to remain fixed. Hence: [1913 Webster] 1. Not to move; to halt; to stop; -- mostly in the imperative. [1913 Webster] And damned be him that first cries, “Hold, enough!” --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Not to give way; not to part or become separated; to remain unbroken or unsubdued. [1913 Webster] Our force by land hath nobly held. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. Not to fail or be found wanting; to continue; to last; to endure a test or trial; to abide; to persist. [1913 Webster] While our obedience holds. --Milton. [1913 Webster] The rule holds in land as all other commodities. --Locke. [1913 Webster] 4. Not to fall away, desert, or prove recreant; to remain attached; to cleave; -- often with with, to, or for. [1913 Webster] He will hold to the one and despise the other. --Matt. vi. 24 [1913 Webster] 5. To restrain one's self; to refrain. [1913 Webster] His dauntless heart would fain have held From weeping, but his eyes rebelled. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 6. To derive right or title; -- generally with of. [1913 Webster] My crown is absolute, and holds of none. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] His imagination holds immediately from nature. --Hazlitt. [1913 Webster] Hold on! Hold up! wait; stop; forbear. [Collog] -- To hold forth , to speak in public; to harangue; to preach. --L'Estrange. To hold in, to restrain one's self; as, he wanted to laugh and could hardly hold in. To hold off, to keep at a distance. To hold on, to keep fast hold; to continue; to go on. “The trade held on for many years,” --Swift. To hold out, to last; to endure; to continue; to maintain one's self; not to yield or give way. To hold over, to remain in office, possession, etc., beyond a certain date. To hold to or To hold with, to take sides with, as a person or opinion. To hold together, to be joined; not to separate; to remain in union. --Dryden. --Locke. To hold up. (a) To support one's self; to remain unbent or unbroken; as, to hold up under misfortunes. (b) To cease raining; to cease to stop; as, it holds up. --Hudibras. (c) To keep up; not to fall behind; not to lose ground. --Collier. [1913 Webster] Hold up \Hold up\ (h[=o]ld [u^]p"), v. t. 1. To rob, usually at gunpoint or knifepoint. [PJC] 2. To delay; as, bad weather held up the satellite launch for two days. [PJC]