What is the meaning of held up?

verb

• Be the physical support of; carry the weight of.
  • usage: "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's holding that mirror"
  • synonyms: hold, support, sustain, hold up
• Hold up something as an example; hold up one's achievements for admiration.
  • synonyms: hold up
• Cause to be slowed down or delayed.
  • usage: "Traffic was delayed by the bad weather"; "she delayed the work that she didn't want to perform"
  • synonyms: delay, detain, hold up
• Rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat.
  • synonyms: hold up, stick up
• Continue to live through hardship or adversity.
  • usage: "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last without food and water"
  • synonyms: survive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out
• Resist or confront with resistance.
  • usage: "The politician defied public opinion"; "The new material withstands even the greatest wear and tear"; "The bridge held"
  • synonyms: defy, withstand, hold, hold up
• Resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc..
  • usage: "Her shoes won't hold up"; "This theory won't hold water"
  • synonyms: stand up, hold up, hold water