holds, held, holding
to hold up
phrasal verbC
To support or keep something in position
- 1The pillars hold up the roof.
- 2The shelf is held up by brackets.
When you use your hands or something else to stop an object from falling down, you are doing this action. For example, your arms do this when you carry a box. A table does this for a book placed on it.
People often say "hold up" when helping someone hang a picture on the wall, asking a friend to keep it steady and in place while they adjust it.
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at the workplace
The Wobbly Shelf
Ronald
Hey Brian, this shelf is about to fall.
Brian
I know, we need something to hold up the middle section.
Ronald
Let's use this stack of books for now.
Brian
Good idea, that should keep it steady until we fix it.
at the library
The Unsteady Bookshelf
Jason
This shelf looks like it's about to fall over.
Carol
Yeah, it's not very stable. We need something to hold up the books.
Jason
Maybe we can use a couple of these bookends.
Carol
Good idea, that should keep everything in place.
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Similar to "to hold up":
- 1support
- 2prop
