Definitions from Wiktionary (hold up)

▸ verb:  (intransitive, informal) To wait or delay.
▸ verb:  (transitive) To impede; detain.
▸ verb:  (idiomatic) To detain by threatening, usually with a weapon, in order to commit robbery.
▸ verb:  (transitive) To support or lift.
▸ verb:  (figurative) To highlight, as if lifting up for display.
▸ verb:  (idiomatic) To fulfil or complete one's part of an agreement.
▸ verb:  (intransitive) To persist.
▸ verb:  (idiomatic) To withstand; to stand up to; to survive.
▸ verb:  To keep up; not to fall behind; not to lose ground.
▸ verb:  (idiomatic) To maintain composure despite hardship.
▸ verb:  (of a work) To continue to be seen as favorable, to avoid seeming dated.
▸ Also see hold_up

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