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hold up as

hold up as verb: to purport that (someone) is an example of (something, usually positive).

Verb

hold up as (third-person singular simple present holds up as, present participle holding up as, simple past and past participle held up as)

  1. To purport that (someone) is an example of (something, usually positive).
    • Judge Gilligan has been held up as a shining example of judicial restraint.

Forms of hold up as

third-person singular presentholds up as
present participleholding up as
past participleheld up as
pastheld up as

Questions about hold up as

What does hold up as mean?
Hold up as means to purport that (someone) is an example of (something, usually positive).
What part of speech is hold up as?
Hold up as is a verb.
What is the past tense of hold up as?
The past tense of hold up as is held up as.

Words near hold up as in the dictionary

  1. hold to ransom
  2. hold together
  3. hold true
  4. hold up
  5. hold up a mirror to
  6. hold up as
  7. hold up one's end
  8. hold up to
  9. hold water
  10. hold with
  11. hold with the hare and run with the hounds

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