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upheld
upheld
See {uphold}

uphold
v 1: keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or
last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the
family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions" [syn: {continue},
{carry on}, {bear on}, {preserve}] [ant: {discontinue}]
2: stand up for; stick up for; of causes, principles, or ideals
3: support against an opponent; "The appellate court upheld the
verdict" [syn: {maintain}]
[also: {upheld}]


aphelia
aphelia
See {aphelion}

aphelion
n : apoapsis in solar orbit; the point in the orbit of a planet
or comet that is at the greatest distance from the sun
[ant: {perihelion}]
[also: {aphelia} (pl)]


aphelion
aphelion
n : apoapsis in solar orbit; the point in the orbit of a planet
or comet that is at the greatest distance from the sun
[ant: {perihelion}]
[also: {aphelia} (pl)]


helm
helm
n 1: steering mechanism for a vessel; a mechanical device by
which a vessel is steered
2: a position of leadership; "the President is at the helm of
the Ship of State"


upheaval
upheaval
n 1: a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics
or social conditions generally); "the industrial
revolution was a period of great turbulence" [syn: {turbulence},
{Sturm und Drang}]
2: a violent disturbance; "the convulsions of the stock market"
[syn: {convulsion}, {turmoil}]
3: (geology) a rise of land to a higher elevation (as in the
process of mountain building) [syn: {uplift}, {upthrow}, {upthrust}]
4: disturbance usually in protest [syn: {agitation}, {excitement},
{turmoil}, {hullabaloo}]


upheave
upheave
v : lift forcefully from beneath
[also: {uphove}]


uphill
uphill
adj 1: sloping upward [syn: {acclivitous}, {rising}]
2: hard to overcome or surmount; "a stiff hike"; "a stiff
exam"; "an uphill battle against a popular incumbant"
[syn: {stiff}]
n : the upward slope of a hill
adv 1: against difficulties; "she was talking uphill"
2: upward on a hill or incline; "this street lay uphill"


uphold
uphold
v 1: keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or
last; "preserve the peace in the family"; "continue the
family tradition"; "Carry on the old traditions" [syn: {continue},
{carry on}, {bear on}, {preserve}] [ant: {discontinue}]
2: stand up for; stick up for; of causes, principles, or ideals
3: support against an opponent; "The appellate court upheld the
verdict" [syn: {maintain}]
[also: {upheld}]


upholder
upholder
n : someone who upholds or maintains; "firm upholders of
tradition"; "they are ...

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