hold up |
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| Lexical unit types: | phrasal verb |
| Topics: | - |
| Source domains: | moving upwards |
| Particles: | up |
| Similes: | - |
| Verbs: | hold |
| CEFR Levels: | B1 | Synomyms: | put up | Antonyms: | put down | Definition: | to raise your hand or something that you are holding in your hand | Examples: |
She smiled and held up her hand. Press the answer button, hold up your hand and you are ready to talk! She held the book up for all of us to see.
Collins English Dictionary: hold up |
Motivation: |
UP is motion from a lower to a higher place. Rudzka-Ostyn, Brygida. 2003. Word Power: Phrasal Verbs and Compounds: A Cognitive Approach. Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter. |
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