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    • \ (ˌ)əp-ˈhōld \

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    [Verb]  | "up*hold" | \ (ˌ)əp-ˈhōld \


    1: to give support to

    2: to support against an opponent

    3: to keep elevated

    Origin: 13th century ;

    [Idiom]  | "uphold the decision" 


    1: to agree with a decision made earlier by a lower court

    [Verb]  | "uphold" 


    1: to continue to declare to be true or proper despite opposition or objections;


      * e.g., " ... determined to uphold her views in the face of all challenges "




    2: to hold up or serve as a foundation for;


      * e.g., " ... an entablature upheld by a series of gracefully slender columns "



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    3: to move from a lower to a higher place or position;


      * e.g., " ... worshippers upheld their joined hands and sang the praises of the Lord "



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     [ "uphold" ]

    1: A gay man who, while messing around with around gay man, thrusts his penis under the other mans penis, holding it up.

      * e.g.,  ... Last night me and my boyfriend were sword fighting and I gave him an uphold. 

     [ "Truth Upholding" ]

    1: Writing down the exact words each individual says (or only the keywords) and/or electronically recording the words to deter speakers in a discussion, argument, conversation, or negotiation from making false statements, saying they said something other than what they said or saying they did not say something they said.

      * e.g.,  ... Because human beings tend to make false statements it is extremely helpful to practice Truth Upholding. 

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