see|hold-up

English

Verb
hold up
#idiom To wait or delay.
#: What is holding up traffic?
#: Hold up a minute. I want to check something.

1. To support or lift.

#: Hold up the table while I slide this underneath.

1. idiom To withstand; to stand up to; to survive.

#: hold up to scrutiny
#: hold up to heavy use

1. idiom to fulfil / fulfill or complete one's part of an agreement

#: I don't think he's holding up his end of the bargain.

1. idiom to rob at gunpoint

#: The guy tried to hold up a bank.

Translations
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Finnish: viivästyttää (1, transitive), viivästyä (1, intransitive), nostaa (2), kohottaa (2), kestää (3), täyttää (4), ryöstää (5)

Related terms
hang up
hold it
hold-up
uphold
stick up

Derived terms
hold up to
hold up one's end

fr:hold up

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