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champion | uphold |

As a proper noun champion

is .

As a verb uphold is

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

champion

English

(wikipedia champion)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Someone who has been a winner in a contest.
  • (rfex-sense) Someone who is chosen to represent a group of people in a contest.
  • Someone who fights for a cause or status.
  • Someone who fights on another's behalf.

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • (label) Acting as a champion; that has defeated all one's competitors.
  • (label) Excellent; beyond compare.
  • Excellent; superb; deserving of high praise.

    • Related terms

    * championship

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to promote, advocate, or act as a champion for

    • References

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    uphold

    English

    Verb

  • To hold up; to lift on high; to elevate.
  • * '>citation
  • To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from falling; to maintain.
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  • * {{quote-book
    • , year=1872 , year_published=2009 , edition=HTML , editor= , author=James De Mille , title=The Cryptogram , chapter= citation , genre= , publisher=The Gutenberg Project , isbn= , page= , passage=Uttering such broken ejaculations Mrs. Hart burst into a passion of tears, and only Lord Chetwynde's strong arms prevented her from falling. / He upheld her. }}
  • To support by approval or encouragement.
  • * 1748 . . Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. ยง 18:
    • but there was still a connexion upheld among the different ideas, which succeeded each other.

    Derived terms

    * (l)

    References

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    Anagrams

    * English words with consonant pseudo-digraphs