hold up

Meaning

1. 1

   to remain strong and working effectively

   She's holding up well under the pressure.

2. 2

   hold sb / sth up

   to support sb / sth and stop them from falling

3. 3

   hold sb / sth up

   to delay or block the movement or progress of sb / sth

   An accident is holding up traffic.

4. 4

   hold sb / sth up

   to use or present sb / sth as an example

   She's always holding up her children as models of good behaviour.

5. 5

   hold up sth

   to steal from a bank, shop / store, etc. using a gun

In the movies · 65

• I think it holds up. The song, not the beard. [laughs]Bo Burnham: Inside2021
• Yeah? Yeah. No, I just got held up. Great.Auto Focus2002
• Wait, nah, hold up. We raced, you lost.Bad Boys for Life2020
• Hold up, hold up, hold up.The Way Way Back2013
• Hold up. Hold up. Bernie!Madame Web2024
• No, no, no, no, no! Hold up, hold up, hold up, hold up...Begin Again2013
• Hey, hold up, hold up.Moonlight2016
• Hey, hold up, hold up.Straight Outta Compton2015

Learn it in full scenes

• Auto Focus2002
  • Lenny Pitches Bob a Sitcom
  • Anne Confronts Bob About the Magazines
  • Bob Meets the VTR Salesman
• The Way Way Back2013
  • Trent Rates Duncan a Three
  • Betty Welcomes the New Neighbors
  • Dinner at Trent's Beach House

From the same entry

• hold good
• hold it
• there is no holding
• hold against
• hold back
• hold back
• hold back
• hold down
• hold down
• hold forth
• hold in
• hold off

More slang

• let's do this
• no shit
• i'm out
• chill out
• save it
• jesus christ
• i got your back
• i'm on it
• no kidding
• dream on
• beat it
• holy shit