hold up

Definitions

1. 1

   To wait or delay.

   • Hold up a minute. I want to check something.
2. 2

   To impede

   To impede; detain.

   • I've got to get to work now. Why are you holding me up?
   • What is holding up traffic?
   • Herds of wandering reindeer are frequently seen, and may even hold up the train while they cross the unfenced line to reach their feeding grounds.
3. 3

   To support or lift.

   • Hold up the table while I slide this underneath.
   • In order to accommodate the new platform 4 and the reversibly signalled slow line, a deep cutting had to be cut back and held up in places with a concrete retaining wall.
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   1. 4

      To persist.

      • hold up to scrutiny
      • hold up to heavy use
      • The now infamous '108 woodlands' figure published by the Woodlands Trust, and later used by others to infer that HS2 would destroy 108 woodlands, does not hold up to scrutiny.

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