Hold up and Promote

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Hold up verb - To create difficulty for the work or activity of.

Usage example: if lack of transportation is the only thing holding you up, I can give you a ride

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Promote is an antonym for hold up in topics: rob, postpone.

Promote verb - To move higher in rank or position.

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Hold up is an antonym for promote.

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Promote and Hold up. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hold_up/promote

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