Examples of 'hold up' in a sentence
Meaning of "hold up"
The phrase 'hold up' has multiple meanings depending on the context. It can refer to delaying or interrupting something, as in 'The traffic held up my journey'. It can also mean to support or lift something up, as in 'He held up the heavy box'. Additionally, 'hold up' can mean to endure or withstand, as in 'She held up well under pressure'
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- To wait or delay.
- To impede; detain.
- To support or lift.
- To withstand; to stand up to; to survive.
How to use "hold up" in a sentence
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So my deal will hold up and then some.
Hold up something white for colour test.
I could not even hold up my arms to surrender.
Hold up a mirror and show us who you are.
I do not wanna hold up your line here.
Hold up your head before this stranger.
This will not hold up in a court of law.
Hold up the whip and flicks softly.
This will never hold up in a court of law.
Hold up the sign so she can see it.
Each cell can hold up to three juveniles.
A piece of evidence that will hold up in court.
Just hold up your end of the deal.
Sometime things do not hold up on a second reading.
I am not surprised that they did not hold up.
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I need to be able to hold up my end of the discussion.
I can not guarantee she will hold up.
Every day you hold up my goddamn line.
Gotta make sure them ropes hold up.
You would not hold up well in prison.
Cops know this will not hold up.
You will just hold up the procedure.
And that crystal will not hold up.
You can not hold up your end.
The charges against me would never hold up.
This plane will hold up under anything.
But the story will not hold up.
Can not hold up all these people.
Ring tones will not hold up in court.
We will hold up in there till you return.
My knees are not gonna hold up to a foot chase.
It shall hold up to four ordinary meetings a year.
She can barely hold up her head.
He can hold up the investigation for hours.
I wonder if this would hold up in a court of law.
You can hold up to four tournaments at a time.
Talking boards tend not to hold up in court.
Do not hold up the bus too long.
Their testimony will not hold up in court.
I can not hold up traffic any longer.
There is no way that could hold up in court.
Your eyes hold up a mirror to my deepest fears.
All you have to do is hold up the train.
You should hold up a sign with my name on it.
That story will never hold up in court.
You gotta hold up my end of this deal.
I need you in the chair to hold up my weight.
That should hold up without blowing out.
This shield ai not gonna hold up forever.
The flowers hold up well in fall weather.
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