hold up




hold up
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Sense: Verb: support
Synonyms:
support Collocations, prop Collocations, prop up, shoulder Collocations, brace Collocations, hold Collocations, underpin Collocations, raise Collocations, lift Collocations, keep sth up, shore up, sustain Collocations, maintain Collocations, hold sth in place
Sense: Verb: delay people or events
Synonyms:
delay Collocations, slow down, slow up (informal), hinder Collocations, obstruct, hamper Collocations, impede Collocations, detain, retard Collocations, keep sb waiting, make sb wait, hold back, drag sth out, defer Collocations, protract, prolong
Sense: Verb: show endurance
Synonyms:
endure Collocations, survive Collocations, hang in there (informal), last Collocations, hack it (informal), weather the storm, remain strong, stay strong, stay the distance, hold out (informal), stick with it (informal), sweat it out (informal), tough it out (informal), ride it out, cope Collocations, keep going, bear up (informal)
Sense: Verb: show
Synonyms:
show Collocations, exhibit Collocations, display Collocations, raise Collocations, lift Collocations, lift up
Sense: Verb: rob forcefully - bank, person, etc.
Synonyms:
rob Collocations, raid Collocations, mug Collocations, rob sb at gunpoint, steal from, burgle, burglarize (US)


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