Up‐hold″ (?), v. t. 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. xxix 3.
Faulconbridge,
In spite of spite, alone upholds the day. Shak.
3. To aid by approval or encouragement; to countenance; as, to uphold a person in wrongdoing.