Hold up and Pillar

Hold up

Hold up verb - To assign to a later time.

Pillar and hold up are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pillar" instead a verb "Hold up".

Pillar

Pillar noun - An upright shaft that supports an overhead structure.
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Synonyms for Pillar

Hold up and pillar are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hold up" instead a verb "Pillar".

Nearby Word: pillared

Both terms in one sentence

  • Literature / Inheritance Trilogy World Tree: After the Enefadah are freed, Yeine creates a big ass tree to hold up Sky, which had previously been held up by the Enefadeh's powers and a very tall very thin pillar.
  • Web Animation / RWBY Atlas Academy is named after the Greek Titan Atlas, whose punishment was to hold up the pillar between the heavens and the earth, and suggests a motif of protection and responsibility.
  • Anime / Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea While he's trying to hold up a pillar so that it doesn't crush him.
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