Antonyms for hold up
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : hohld |
| Phonetic Transcription : hoÊŠld |
Definition of hold up
Origin :- also holdup, hold-up, late 13c., "to keep erect;" 1837 as "to delay." The verb meaning "to stop by force and rob" is from 1887, from the robber's command to raise hands. The noun in this sense is from 1851.
- verb postpone
- verb rob
- Vittel, Bains, Bussang—all in the Vosges—yet it continues to hold up its head.
- Extract from : « In the Heart of Vosges » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
- My mother, when I was a girl, always bid me hold up my head.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- It appeared to him amazing that he could hold up his head at all, poor creature.
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- We must hold up our heads and fight low, as my brother Solomon used to say.
- Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens
- When any one praises us, we hold up our heads and believe him.
- Extract from : « Albert Durer » by T. Sturge Moore
- Anxiously he watched his revs and prayed for his motor to hold up.
- Extract from : « Spawn of the Comet » by Harold Thompson Rich
- Standing behind me, jerking at the noose, he commanded me to hold up my hands.
- Extract from : « Murder Point » by Coningsby Dawson
- Hold up your head and show 'em you don't care for the whole caboodle of 'em.
- Extract from : « The Rise of Roscoe Paine » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- "You should hold up your hand if you wish permission to speak," was the stern reply.
- Extract from : « Cap'n Eri » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
- Hold up your head, turn out your toes, clear your voices, and begin.
- Extract from : « The Comic Latin Grammar » by Percival Leigh
Synonyms for hold up
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