be vs hold up

be and hold up both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
be	No	No	Yes	No
hold up	No	No	Yes	No

be (verb)	hold up (verb)
spend or use time	cause to be slowed down or delayed
work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function	be the physical support of; carry the weight of
have an existence, be extant	hold up something as an example; hold up one's achievements for admiration
have life, be alive	rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat
form or compose	continue to live and avoid dying
have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)	resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.
occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere	resist or confront with resistance
be identical to; be someone or something
be identical or equivalent to
represent, as of a character on stage
be priced at
to remain unmolested, undisturbed, or uninterrupted -- used only in infinitive form