Transcription
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- [hohld uhp]
- /hoʊld ʌp/
- /həʊld ʌp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hohld uhp]
- /hoʊld ʌp/
Definitions of hold up words
- verb with object hold up to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his. 1
- verb with object hold up to set aside; reserve or retain: to hold merchandise until called for; to hold a reservation. 1
- verb with object hold up to bear, sustain, or support, as with the hands or arms, or by any other means. 1
- verb with object hold up to keep in a specified state, relation, etc.: The preacher held them spellbound. 1
- verb with object hold up to detain: The police held him at the station house. 1
- verb with object hold up to engage in; preside over; carry on: to hold a meeting. 1
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Origin of hold up
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English holden, Old English h(e)aldan; cognate with Old Frisian, Old Norse halda, Old Saxon, Gothic haldan, Old High German haltan (German halten)
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Parts of speech for Hold up
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hold up popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
hold up usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hold up
verb hold up
- hinder — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
- suspend — to hang by attachment to something above: to suspend a chandelier from the ceiling.
- stop — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
- detain — When people such as the police detain someone, they keep them in a place under their control.
- delay — If you delay doing something, you do not do it immediately or at the planned or expected time, but you leave it until later.
Antonyms for hold up
verb hold up
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- facilitate — to make easier or less difficult; help forward (an action, a process, etc.): Careful planning facilitates any kind of work.
- further — at or to a great distance; a long way off; at or to a remote point: We sailed far ahead of the fleet.
- permit — to allow to do something: Permit me to explain.
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