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Sustain vs Underhold - What's the difference?

sustain | underhold |

In music|lang=en terms the difference between sustain and underhold

is that sustain is (music) a mechanism which can be used to hold a note, as the right pedal on a piano while underhold is (music) to hold a note for a shorter duration than required.

As nouns the difference between sustain and underhold

is that sustain is (music) a mechanism which can be used to hold a note, as the right pedal on a piano while underhold is (wrestling) an unfair seizing of an opponent under the arms.

As verbs the difference between sustain and underhold

is that sustain is to maintain, or keep in existence while underhold is to support or uphold, especially from beneath; sustain.

sustain

English

Noun

(wikipedia sustain) (en noun)
  • (music) A mechanism which can be used to hold a note, as the right pedal on a piano.
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To maintain, or keep in existence.
  • To provide for or nourish.
  • provisions to sustain an army
  • To encourage (something ).
  • To experience or suffer (an injury, etc. ).
  • * Dryden
  • Shall Turnus, then, such endless toil sustain ?
  • * Shakespeare
  • You shall sustain more new disgraces.
  • To confirm, prove, or corroborate.
  • to sustain a charge, an accusation, or a proposition
  • To keep from falling; to bear; to uphold; to support.
  • A foundation sustains''' the superstructure; an animal '''sustains''' a load; a rope '''sustains a weight.
  • To aid, comfort, or relieve; to vindicate.
  • (Shakespeare)
  • * Dryden
  • his sons, who seek the tyrant to sustain

    Derived terms

    * sustainable * sustainedly

    underhold

    English

    Verb

  • To support or uphold, especially from beneath; sustain.
  • (music) To hold a note for a shorter duration than required.
  • (of infants) To hold an infant or child for less time than needed.
  • Antonyms

    * (l)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (wrestling) An unfair seizing of an opponent under the arms.
  • (gymnastics) An underhand grip, especially while hanging from a bar.