transitive. To carry (a person or thing) to a higher place or position. Also: to hold up while carrying.

transitive. To sustain, suffer, endure. Also absol.

transitive. To hold (a person or thing) up and prevent him, her, or it from falling or sinking; to support, keep up.

To keep from falling, to sustain or support in or with the hand, arms, etc.: applicable to any degree of exertion, from that involved in holding up…

With up: To hold up, support. Obsolete.

transitive. To keep raised or erect, keep from falling, support, sustain. (to hold up one's head: see 30b.)

transitive. To support or sustain physically; to keep from falling or sinking.

transitive. To support physically; to hold up, keep from falling or breaking; to bear the weight of; (in later use frequently Aeronautics) to…

To serve as a support to. Also absol. rare.

To strengthen (physically), support; to make fast, secure. Obsolete. rare.

To sustain, support, bear up.

transitive. To bear up, support, sustain; also, to lift up, raise.

transitive. To hold in position, esp. to hold (the body or a part of it) upright or in the correct position. Now usually reflexive (see sense 6c(a)).

transitive to support.

transitive. To bear the weight of or support (something); to provide physical support for (something which would otherwise fall, collapse, etc.).

transitive. To bear all or part of the weight of (something separate); to hold or prop up; to keep from falling or sinking. Cf. sense 10a.

To carry as a load or lading. Obsolete. rare.

= carry, v. (Branch II): To bear, support, sustain; reflexive to support oneself, keep or maintain oneself. Obsolete.

= advoke, v., advocate, v. 1.

To strengthen, invigorate; to make firm, support (physically). Obsolete.

transitive. To support, sustain, hold up (a person or thing). Const. on, upon, †unto. Now somewhat rare except in technical use (see 4).

transitive. To support the weight of (a person or thing) while walking or moving along; to bear. Also: to hold or move (the body) in a particular…

transferred. To support, prop up. Obsolete.

To bear, support. Obsolete. rare.

transitive. To sustain by material support; to prop up.

transitive. To support after the manner of Atlas. To prop up.

transitive. = sustain, v. (in various senses).

transitive. To support, sustain; to establish.

To steady, support. Obsolete. rare.

To prop or stay; spec. (Military) to post (troops) near some point which affords support.

To render stable or firm. To strengthen by material support. Obsolete.

transferred. Of a thing: To prop up. figurative. Of the terms of an argument: To back up. Obsolete.

To support, sustain; to prevent from sinking or falling. Also intransitive. To bear up, so as not to break down.

transitive. To support, sustain. rare.

To hold up, sustain. Obsolete. rare.