To hold up has two meanings: 1) delaying something or 2) robbing something.
A bank branch being held up
This girl is being held up by something or someone.
Example sentences:
- Two masked gunmen held up the local bank branch.
- Mr. Smith would always hold up the meetings with his off-topic rants. Listening to them was a waste of time.
Thanks for sharing that i have on idea it's also mean robbing
It is a popular Phrasal verb.
to be honest I'm afraid can't hold up a steemit project and failed in the end. the "A bank branch being held up" photo is funny.
The price of steem was held up for a while, but now it is moving up.🤣
Somethings are inevitable that we can only hold up them.
Hold up, Otherwise I'll shoot you