hold up

Verb

• resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.
  • Her shoes won't hold up
    
  • This theory won't hold water
    

• resist or confront with resistance
  • The politician defied public opinion
    
  • The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear
    
  • The bridge held
    

• continue to live through hardship or adversity
  • 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?
    

• rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat

• 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
    

• hold up something as an example; hold up one's achievements for admiration

• 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?
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  stand up , hold water , defy , withstand , hold , survive , last , live , live on , go , endure , hold out , stick up , delay , detain , support , sustain
• Antonyms: 
  rush , hurry