Word Meanings - UPHELD - Book Publishers vocabulary database

imp. & p. p. of Uphold.

UPHOLD
1. To hold up; to lift on high; to elevate. The mournful train with groans, and hands upheld. Besought his pity. Dryden. 2. To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from falling; to maintain. Honor shall uphold the humble in spirit. Prov.
UPHOLDER
1. A broker or auctioneer; a tradesman. 2. An undertaker, or provider for funerals. The upholder, rueful harbinger of death. Gay. 3. An upholsterer. 4. One who, or that which, upholds; a supporter; a defender; a sustainer.