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v. hold up something as an example; hold up one's achievements for admiration

v. rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat

v. resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.; "Her shoes won't hold up"; "This theory won't hold water"

v. resist or confront with resistance; "The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held"

hold, support, sustain, hold up

v. be the physical support of; carry the weight of; "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror?"

delay, detain, hold up

v. cause to be slowed down or delayed; "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform"

survive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out

v. continue to live through hardship or adversity; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last without food and water?"

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resist, reject, refuse

v. resist immunologically the introduction of some foreign tissue or organ; "His body rejected the liver of the donor"

deal

v. behave in a certain way towards others; "He deals fairly with his employees"

tolerate

v. have a tolerance for a poison or strong drug or pathogen or environmental condition; "The patient does not tolerate the anti-inflammatory drugs we gave him"

fight, oppose, fight back, fight down, defend

v. fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!"

confirm, corroborate, sustain, substantiate, support, affirm

v. establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; "his story confirmed my doubts"; "The evidence supports the defendant"

uphold, maintain

v. support against an opponent; "The appellate court upheld the verdict"

sustain, keep, maintain

v. supply with necessities and support; "She alone sustained her family"; "The money will sustain our good cause"; "There's little to earn and many to keep"

maintain, defend

v. state or assert; "He maintained his innocence"

defend, support, fend for

v. argue or speak in defense of; "She supported the motion to strike"

back, endorse, indorse, plump for, plunk for, support

v. be behind; approve of; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960"

bolster

v. prop up with a pillow or bolster

tear

v. to separate or be separated by force; "planks were in danger of being torn from the crossbars"

stick

v. fasten into place by fixing an end or point into something; "stick the corner of the sheet under the mattress"

cohere

v. have internal elements or parts logically connected so that aesthetic consistency results; "the principles by which societies cohere"

keep, maintain, hold

v. keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"

seize, clutch, get hold of

v. affect; "Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized with unbearable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful disease"

grasp, hold on

v. hold firmly

poise

v. cause to be balanced or suspended

linger, dawdle

v. take one's time; proceed slowly

fall back

v. move back and away from; "The enemy fell back"

jab, prod, stab, poke, dig

v. poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"

prevail, persist, die hard, run, endure

v. continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures"

last, endure

v. persist for a specified period of time; "The bad weather lasted for three days"

weather, endure, brave, brave out

v. face and withstand with courage; "She braved the elements"

preserve

v. keep undisturbed for personal or private use for hunting, shooting, or fishing; "preserve the forest and the lakes"

bide, abide, stay

v. dwell; "You can stay with me while you are in town"; "stay a bit longer--the day is still young"

outlive, outlast, survive

v. live longer than; "She outlived her husband by many years"

keep, maintain, hold

v. keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"

keep, maintain, hold

v. keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"

rush, hurry

v. urge to an unnatural speed; "Don't rush me, please!"

accelerate, speed up, speed, quicken

v. move faster; "The car accelerated"

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