hold up

1. (informal, intransitive)To wait or delay.

   Hold up a minute. I want to check something.

   warten

   задерживатьzaderživatʹ, ждатьždatʹ

2. (transitive)To impede; detain.

   I've got to get to work now. Why are you holding me up?

   What is holding up traffic?

   zurückhalten

   задерживатьzaderživatʹ

3. To impede; detain.

   (idiomatic, transitive)To detain by threatening, usually with a weapon, in order to commit robbery.

   The guy tried to hold up a bank.

4. (transitive)To support or lift.

   Hold up the table while I slide this underneath.

   приподниматьpripodnimatʹ

   be the physical support of; carry the weight of

5. To support or lift.

   (figuratively, transitive)To highlight, as if lifting up for display.

   His lectures held up Napoleon as an example of the phenomenon.

   held up for public ridicule

6. (idiomatic, transitive)To fulfil or complete one's part of an agreement.

   I don't think he's holding up his end of the bargain.

7. To persist.

   (idiomatic, intransitive)To withstand; to stand up to; to survive.

   hold up to scrutiny

   hold up to heavy use

   выдерживатьvyderživatʹ

8. (intransitive)To keep up; not to fall behind; not to lose ground.

9. (idiomatic, intransitive)To maintain composure despite hardship.

   how're you holdin up?

10. (intransitive)To continue to be seen as favorable, to avoid seeming dated.

    Bride of Frankenstein is an old film, but it holds up.

    continue to live and avoid dying

1. That bank was held up twice.

   ruТот банк был ограблен дважды.

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2. Tom held up his right hand.

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3. I wonder how Tom is holding up.

   ruИнтересно, как Тому удаётся держаться.

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4. Tom held up his end of the deal.

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5. I held up my end of the deal.

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irregular · Lesson

• hold upйти, пітиTo wait or delay.
• hold offвідкласти, відкладатиTo delay (someone or something) temporarily; to keep at bay.
• hold outйти, пітиTo hold (something) out; to extend (something) forward.
• hold onвзяти, братиTo grasp or grip firmly.
• hold inкерувати, контролюватиTo keep something to oneself; to prevent from escaping.
• hold downзупинитися, зупинятисяTo restrain; to check.
• hold backстримуватися, стриматисяTo act with reserve; to contain one's full measure or power.
• hold overвідкласти, відкладатиTo support or sustain someone for a limited period.