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uphold
(encz) | uphold,prosazovat v: Zdeněk Brož |
uphold
(encz) | uphold,udržovat v: Zdeněk Brož |
uphold
(encz) | uphold,uphold/upheld/upheld v: [neprav.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický
překlad |
Uphold
(gcide) | Uphold \Up*hold"\, v. t.
1. To hold up; to lift on high; to elevate.
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The mournful train with groans, and hands upheld.
Besought his pity. --Dryden.
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2. To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from
falling; to maintain.
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Honor shall uphold the humble in spirit. --Prov.
xxix 3.
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Faulconbridge,
In spite of spite, alone upholds the day. --Shak.
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3. To aid by approval or encouragement; to countenance; as,
to uphold a person in wrongdoing.
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uphold
(wn) | uphold
v 1: keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or
last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the
family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions" [syn:
continue, uphold, carry on, bear on, preserve]
[ant: cease, discontinue, give up, lay off, quit,
stop]
2: stand up for; stick up for; of causes, principles, or ideals
3: support against an opponent; "The appellate court upheld the
verdict" [syn: uphold, maintain] |
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upholding
(mass) | upholding
- udržovanie |
upholder
(encz) | upholder,příznivec n: Zdeněk Brožupholder,zastánce n: Zdeněk Brož |
upholding
(encz) | upholding,prosazování n: Zdeněk Brožupholding,udržování n: Zdeněk Brož |
uphold/upheld/upheld
(czen) | uphold/upheld/upheld,upheldv: [neprav.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický
překladuphold/upheld/upheld,upholdv: [neprav.] Zdeněk Brož a automatický
překlad |
Uphold
(gcide) | Uphold \Up*hold"\, v. t.
1. To hold up; to lift on high; to elevate.
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The mournful train with groans, and hands upheld.
Besought his pity. --Dryden.
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2. To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from
falling; to maintain.
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Honor shall uphold the humble in spirit. --Prov.
xxix 3.
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Faulconbridge,
In spite of spite, alone upholds the day. --Shak.
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3. To aid by approval or encouragement; to countenance; as,
to uphold a person in wrongdoing.
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Upholder
(gcide) | Upholder \Up*hold"er\, n. [Up + holder. Cf. Upholsterer.]
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1. A broker or auctioneer; a tradesman. [Obs.]
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2. An undertaker, or provider for funerals. [Obs.]
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The upholder, rueful harbinger of death. --Gay.
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3. An upholsterer. [Obs.]
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4. One who, or that which, upholds; a supporter; a defender;
a sustainer.
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upholdster
(gcide) | Upholsterer \Up*hol"ster*er\, n. [A substitution for older
upholder, in OE., broker, tradesman, and formerly also
written upholster, upholdster. See Upholder, and
-ster.]
One who provides hangings, coverings, cushions, curtains, and
the like; one who upholsters.
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Upholsterer bee. (Zool.) See Poppy bee, under Poppy.
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upholder
(wn) | upholder
n 1: someone who upholds or maintains; "firm upholders of
tradition"; "they are sustainers of the idea of democracy"
[syn: upholder, maintainer, sustainer] |
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