"hold up to" meaning in All languages combined

See hold up to on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: holds up to [present, singular, third-person], holding up to [participle, present], held up to [participle, past], held up to [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|hold<,,held> up to}} 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. Tags: literally
    Sense id: en-hold_up_to-en-verb-7I5rm9TA
  2. (figuratively) Synonym of hold up (“to withstand criticism or scrutiny”) Tags: figuratively Synonyms: hold up [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-hold_up_to-en-verb-swHqSIuK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "to", English phrasal verbs formed with "up", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 84 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "to": 17 83 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "up": 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 87
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        "To physically lift another person to the same height as something."
      ],
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        ],
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          "lift"
        ],
        [
          "person",
          "person"
        ],
        [
          "height",
          "height"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literally) To physically lift another person to the same height as something."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "literally"
      ]
    },
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        "Synonym of hold up (“to withstand criticism or scrutiny”)"
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        "(figuratively) Synonym of hold up (“to withstand criticism or scrutiny”)"
      ],
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          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "hold up"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "hold up to"
}
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        "To physically lift another person to the same height as something."
      ],
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        ],
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        "(literally) To physically lift another person to the same height as something."
      ],
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      ],
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      ],
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