upheldadj.
/ˈʌphɛld/, U.S. /ˈəpˌhɛld/ (up- prefix 3b.)
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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > raising > [adjective] > lifting > lifted
upahevena1225
ylyfta1387
lift1413
lifted1559
heaved1578
uplifted1597
borne?1611
uplifta1822
upheld1870
1870 W. Morris Earthly Paradise: Pt. IV 189 One maiden..Bore in her gleaming upheld skirt Fair silken balls.
1883 R. Jefferies Story Heart xi. 168 The upheld finger of light.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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adj.1870- to give a person a lookover
- to give a person a meeting
- to give a person a pain
- to give a person a pain in the etc
- to give a person a pain in the in the arse
- to give a person a pain in the neck
- to give a person a piece of one's mind
- to give a person a pig of his etc own sow
- to give a person a pig of his her own sow
- to give a person a pig of his own sow
- to give a person a rattle
- to give a person a roasting
- to give a person a run for etc money
- to give a person a run for her money
- to give a person a run for his money
- to give a person a runaround
- to give a person a rush
- to give a person a seeing to
- to give a person a shout
- to give a person a show
- to give a person a show of
- to give a person a sop of the same sauce
- to give a person a tinkle
- to give a person a topper
- to give a person a yell