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up·hold
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Audio Help [uhp-hohld] Pronunciation Key –verb (used with object), -held, -hold·ing.
| 1. | to support or defend, as against opposition or criticism: He fought the duel to uphold his family's honor. |
| 2. | to keep up or keep from sinking; support: Stout columns upheld the building's heavy roof. Her faith upheld her in that time of sadness. |
| 3. | to lift upward; raise: The pilgrims upheld their eyes and thanked heaven for their safe journey. |
| 4. | British.
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| up·hold
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tr.v. up·held (-hěld'), up·hold·ing, up·holds
up·hold'er n. |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
uphold
c.1225, "support, sustain," from up + hold (v.). Cf. O.Fris. upholda, M.Du. ophouden, Ger. aufhalten.
| Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper |
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| 1. | keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions" [syn: continue] [ant: cease] |
| 2. | stand up for; stick up for; of causes, principles, or ideals |
| 3. | support against an opponent; "The appellate court upheld the verdict" |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
uphold1 [apˈhəuld] verb — past tense, past participle upˈheld [-ˈheld]
to support (a person's action)
Example: His family upholds (him in) his present action.
uphold2 [apˈhəuld] verbExample: His family upholds (him in) his present action.
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to confirm (eg a claim, legal judgement etc)
Example: The decision of the judge was upheld by the court.
uphold3 [apˈhəuld] verbExample: The decision of the judge was upheld by the court.
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to maintain (eg a custom)
Example: The old traditions are still upheld in this village.
Example: The old traditions are still upheld in this village.
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version), © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
Main Entry: up·hold
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: -held; -hold·ing
: to judge valid : let stand <uphold an
award>; specifically : to hold constitutional <uphold the practice of having religious invocations and benedictions at high school graduation ceremonies —Sands v.
Morongo Unified Sch. Dist., 809 Pacific Reporter, Second Series 809 (1991)(dissent)> <uphold a statute>
| Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc. |
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