Définitions
1.VerbTo wait or delay."Hold up a minute. I want to check something."
2.VerbTo impede; detain."I've got to get to work now. Why are you holding me up?; What is holding up traffic?; The guy tried to hold up a bank."
3.VerbTo detain by threatening, usually with a weapon, in order to commit robbery."The guy tried to hold up a bank."
4.VerbTo support or lift."Hold up the table while I slide this underneath.; His lectures held up Napoleon as an example of the phenomenon.; held up for public ridicule; I don't think he's holding up his end of the bargain."
5.VerbTo highlight, as if lifting up for display."His lectures held up Napoleon as an example of the phenomenon.; held up for public ridicule"
6.VerbTo fulfil or complete one's part of an agreement."I don't think he's holding up his end of the bargain."
7.VerbTo persist.
To withstand; to stand up to; to survive."hold up to scrutiny; hold up to heavy use; how're you holdin up?; Bride of Frankenstein is an old film, but it holds up."
8.VerbTo withstand; to stand up to; to survive."hold up to scrutiny; hold up to heavy use"
9.VerbTo keep up; not to fall behind; not to lose ground.
10.VerbTo maintain composure despite hardship."how're you holdin up?"
11.VerbTo continue to be seen as favorable, to avoid seeming dated."Bride of Frankenstein is an old film, but it holds up."