| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| VERB: | 1. To hold up: bear, carry, support. See OVER. 2. To put up with: abide, accept, bear, brook2, endure, go, stand (for), stomach, suffer, support, swallow, take, tolerate, withstand. Informal : lump2. Idioms: take it, take it lying down. See ACCEPT. 3. To keep in a condition of good repair, efficiency, or use: keep up, maintain, preserve. See KEEP. 4. To keep from yielding or failing during stress or difficulty: bolster, buoy (up), prop, support, uphold. See HELP.
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