UPHOLDS

Proper noun

Upholds

plural of Uphold

Anagrams

• hold-ups, holds up, holdups

Verb

upholds

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of uphold

Anagrams

• hold-ups, holds up, holdups

Source: Wiktionary


UPHOLD

Up*hold", v. t.

1. To hold up; to lift on high; to elevate. The mournful train with groans, and hands upheld. Besought his pity. Dryden.

2. To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from falling; to maintain. Honor shall uphold the humble in spirit. Prov. xxix 3. Faulconbridge, In spite of spite, alone upholds the day. Shak.

3. To aid by approval or encouragement; to countenance; as, to uphold a person in wrongdoing.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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