hold up
hold up
sostener
hold up
v.- asaltar | atracar | demorar | mantenerse en pie | acuñar | sostener | afianzar | avalar | sustentar | fortalecer
s.- asalto | atraco | demora
hold up
apoyar, sostener; asaltar, atracar; demorar, retrasar, atrasar, detener, parar, interrumpir, suspender; levantar, alzar, mantener erguido, acercar algo; mostrar, enseñar; (weather) seguir bueno; durar, mantenerse bien, seguir en pie
hold up1
(v.) = retener, demorar, atrasar, retrasar.
Ex: Unfortunately, goods of Community origin can also be held up by the surveillance system, often for several weeks.
hold up2
(v.) = seguir en pie, mantenerse como válido.
Ex: The article 'Will access restrictions hold up in court?' relates the FBI's attempt to use the Braden Papers at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin.
hold up3
(v.) = mostrar, enseñar.
Ex: Banning's decision to hold up Madison and Jefferson as models without discussing in some depth the practical ways in which they politicked shortchanges the reader.
hold up4
(v.) = robar, asaltar, atracar.
Ex: The film starts with two small-time thieves who spontaneously decide to hold up a restaurant.