exhibit vs hold up

hold up vs exhibit

exhibit is a noun but hold up is not a noun.

exhibit and hold up both are verbs.

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

As verbs, hold up is a hyponym of exhibit; that is, hold up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than exhibit:

exhibit: to show, make visible or apparent
hold up: hold up something as an example; hold up one's achievements for admiration

Other hyponyms of exhibit include open, bring forth, produce, bench, moon, flash, flaunt, ostentate, show off, swank, brandish, model, model, pose, posture, sit, gibbet, pillory.

exhibit (noun)	hold up (noun)
something shown to the public
an object or statement produced before a court of law and referred to while giving evidence

exhibit (verb)	hold up (verb)
walk ostentatiously	cause to be slowed down or delayed
give an exhibition of to an interested audience	be the physical support of; carry the weight of
to show, make visible or apparent	hold up something as an example; hold up one's achievements for admiration
show an attribute, property, knowledge, or skill	rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat
	continue to live and avoid dying
	resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.
	resist or confront with resistance

Difference between exhibit and hold up

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