English Dictionary: uphold | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Upheld \Up*held"\, imp. & p. p. of {Uphold}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Uphilt \Up*hilt"\, v. t. To thrust in up to the hilt; as, to uphilt one's sword into an enemy. [R.] --Stanyhurst. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Uphold \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. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Upholder \Up*hold"er\, n. [Up + holder. Cf. {Upholsterer}.] 1. A broker or auctioneer; a tradesman. [Obs.] 2. An undertaker, or provider for funerals. [Obs.] The upholder, rueful harbinger of death. --Gay. 3. An upholsterer. [Obs.] 4. One who, or that which, upholds; a supporter; a defender; a sustainer. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Upholsterer \Up*hol"ster*er\, n. [A substitution for older upholder, in OE., broker, tradesman, and formerly also written {upholster}, {upholdster}. See {Upholder}, and {-ster}.] One who provides hangings, coverings, cushions, curtains, and the like; one who upholsters. {Upholsterer bee}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Poppy bee}, under {Poppy}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Uplead \Up*lead"\, v. t. To lead upward. [Obs.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Uvulatome \U"vu*la*tome\, n. [Uvula + Gr. [?] to cut.] (Surg.) An instrument for removing the uvula. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Uvulatomy \U`vu*lat"o*my\, n. (Surg.) The operation of removing the uvula. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Uvalda, GA (town, FIPS 78744) Location: 32.03648 N, 82.50858 W Population (1990): 561 (240 housing units) Area: 5.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 30473 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Uvalde, TX (city, FIPS 74588) Location: 29.21546 N, 99.78486 W Population (1990): 14729 (5248 housing units) Area: 14.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 78801 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Uvalde County, TX (county, FIPS 463) Location: 29.35010 N, 99.76075 W Population (1990): 23340 (9692 housing units) Area: 4031.7 sq km (land), 5.3 sq km (water) | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
upload /uhp'lohd/ v. 1. [techspeak] To transfer programs or data over a digital communications link from a smaller or peripheral `client' system to a larger or central `host' one. A transfer in the other direction is, of course, called a {download} (but see the note about ground-to-space comm under that entry). 2. [jargon] To send data (especially large relatively standalone pieces of data like files and images) over the wire to a remote location. 3. [speculatively] To move the essential patterns and algorithms that make up one's mind from one's brain into a computer. Those who are convinced that such patterns and algorithms capture the complete essence of the self view this prospect with pleasant anticipation. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
upload /uhp'lohd/ To transfer programs or data over a digital communications link from a smaller or peripheral "client" system to a larger or central "host" one. Opposite: {download}. [{Jargon File}] (1994-10-27) |