pidellä, kannatella
“The negotiations were held up until the afternoon.”
ryöstää (aseella uhaten)
“The bank was held up with a sawn-off shotgun.”
“I don't hold myself up as a very good Christian.”
kestää, pysyä hyväkuntoisena
“I hope it will hold up in the wash.”
olla kestävä t. uskottava, kestää lähempää tarkastelua
“The theory does not hold up.”