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hold up to

hold up to verb: to physically lift another person to the same height as something.

Verb

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

  1. (literally) To physically lift another person to the same height as something.
  2. (figuratively) Synonym of hold up (“to withstand criticism or scrutiny”).
    Synonyms:
    hold up

Synonyms of hold up to

Forms of hold up to

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

Questions about hold up to

What does hold up to mean?
Hold up to means to physically lift another person to the same height as something.
What part of speech is hold up to?
Hold up to is a verb.
What is the past tense of hold up to?
The past tense of hold up to is held up to.

Words near hold up to in the dictionary

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

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