pret. and pp. upheld.

To lift on high; to elevate.

To support; to sustain; to keep from falling or slipping. Honor shall uphold the humble in spirit. Proverbs 29:23.

To keep from declension.

To support in any state.

To continue; to maintain.

To keep from being lost. Faulconbridge, in spite of spite, along upholds the day.

To continue without failing.

To continue in being.