Definition of uphold

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Uphold (v. t.) To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from falling; to maintain.

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Underprop :: Underprop (v. t.) To prop from beneath; to put a prop under; to support; to uphold.
Regian :: Regian (n.) An upholder of kingly authority; a royalist.
Support :: Support (v. t.) To bear by being under; to keep from falling; to uphold; to sustain, in a literal or physical sense; to prop up; to bear the weight of; as, a pillar supports a structure; an abutment supports an arch; the trunk of a tree supports the branches..
Sustain :: Sustain (v. t.) To keep from falling; to bear; to uphold; to support; as, a foundation sustains the superstructure; a beast sustains a load; a rope sustains a weight..
Plank :: Plank (n.) Fig.: That which supports or upholds, as a board does a swimmer..
Upholder :: Upholder (n.) An upholsterer.
Fortifier :: Fortifier (n.) One who, or that which, fortifies, strengthens, supports, or upholds..
Poling :: Poling (n.) One of the poles or planks used in upholding the side earth in excavating a tunnel, ditch, etc..
Support :: Support (n.) The act, state, or operation of supporting, upholding, or sustaining..
Staylace :: Stayer (n.) One who upholds or supports that which props; one who, or that which, stays, stops, or restrains; also, colloquially, a horse, man, etc., that has endurance, an a race..
Sustainable :: Sustain (n.) One who, or that which, upholds or sustains; a sustainer..
Uphold :: Uphold (v. t.) To hold up; to lift on high; to elevate.
Upholder :: Upholder (n.) One who, or that which, upholds; a supporter; a defender; a sustainer..
Upheld :: Upheld () imp. & p. p. of Uphold.
Staff :: Staff (n.) A stick carried in the hand for support or defense by a person walking; hence, a support; that which props or upholds..
Secessionist :: Secessionist (n.) One who upholds secession.
Corruptionist :: Corruptionist (n.) One who corrupts, or who upholds corruption..
Support :: Support (v. t.) To uphold by aid or countenance; to aid; to help; to back up; as, to support a friend or a party; to support the present administration..
Uphold :: Uphold (v. t.) To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from falling; to maintain.
Uphold :: Uphold (v. t.) To aid by approval or encouragement; to countenance; as, to uphold a person in wrongdoing..
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