Urdu Meanings, Pronounciation and Synonyms:
hold up
(Pronunciation -تلفظ سنیۓ )
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Verb: hold up
| 1. hold up [ Synonyms: hold, support, sustain] | |
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Be the physical support of; carry the weight of
"The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?";
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سہارادینا۔ |
| 2. hold up [ Synonyms: delay, detain] | |
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Cause to be slowed down or delayed
"Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform";
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طول دینا۔ ملتوی کرنا۔ |
| 3. hold up [ Synonyms: stick up] | |
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Rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat
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| 4. hold up [ Synonyms: endure, go, hold out, last, live, live on, survive] | |
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Continue to live and avoid dying
"We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last without food and water?"; "One crash victim died, the other lived";
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مرتے مرتے بچ جانا۔ |
| 5. hold up [ Synonyms: defy, hold, withstand] | |
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Resist or confront with resistance
"The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held";
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مزاحمت کرنا۔ مقابلہ کرنا۔ |
| 6. hold up [ Synonyms: hold water, stand up] | |
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Resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.
"Her shoes won't hold up"; "This theory won't hold water";
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