Verb

(rare) To hold on (to).

*1882 , Keningale Robert Cook, The king of Kent :

She leaped and trembled; still onheld his gripe, And gnawed her waning life.

*2008 , An Apple A day:

Because of economic downturn, I onhold my dream first and use my lovely office's notebook IBM Thinkpad T60P as my best friend.

(rare) To hold on.

*1919 , Middlesbrough (England). Education Committee, Proceedings :

Resolved, That the Minutes of the Meeting of the Secondary Committee onheld 8 July, 1918, be and they are hereby confirmed.

Verb

To hold up; to lift on high; to elevate.

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To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from falling; to maintain.

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To support by approval or encouragement.

* 1748 . . Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 18:

but there was still a connexion upheld among the different ideas, which succeeded each other.