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hold up

English

  1. 🔊 hold up something as an example
  2. 🔊 rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat
  3. 🔊 resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.
    “Her shoes won't hold up”
  4. 🔊 cause to be slowed down or delayed
    “Traffic was delayed by the bad weather”
  5. 🔊 be the physical support of
    “The beam holds up the roof”
  6. 🔊 resist or confront with resistance
    “The politician defied public opinion”
  7. 🔊 continue to live and avoid dying
    “We went without water and food for 3 days”

Spanish

  1. 🔊 llevar to hold up, to be doing, to cope

Similar words

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