hold up to

Meanings

verbhold up to (third-person singular simple present holds up to, present participle holding up to, simple past and past participle held up to)

present singular third person holds up to · participle present holding up to · participle past held up to · past held up to

literallyTo physically lift another person to the same height as something.
figurativelySynonym of hold up (“to withstand criticism or scrutiny”).
Synonyms: hold up

verbSynonym of hold up (“to withstand criticism or scrutiny”).

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