Dictionary Entry
uphold
uphold is a 6-letter English word with 6 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To hold up; to lift on high; to elevate. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
6 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 14 · 6 senses
Definitions
- 1transitive verb
To hold up; to lift on high; to elevate.
- 2transitive verb
To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from falling; to maintain.
- 3transitive verb
To aid by approval or encouragement; to countenance; as, to uphold a person in wrongdoing.
- 4verb
stand up for; stick up for; of causes, principles, or ideals
- 5verb
support against an opponent
"The appellate court upheld the verdict"
Synonyms
- 6verb
keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
"preserve the peace in the family"
"continue the family tradition"
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