hold up vs expose

expose vs hold up

hold up is not a noun while expose is a noun.

hold up and expose both are verbs.

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

As verbs, expose is a hypernym of hold up; that is, expose is a word with a broader meaning than hold up:

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

Other hypernyms of hold up include display, exhibit.

hold up (noun)	expose (noun)
	the exposure of an impostor or a fraud

hold up (verb)	expose (verb)
cause to be slowed down or delayed	abandon by leaving out in the open air
be the physical support of; carry the weight of	expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas
hold up something as an example; hold up one's achievements for admiration	make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat	put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
continue to live and avoid dying	remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body
resist or withstand wear, criticism, etc.	to show, make visible or apparent
resist or confront with resistance	expose to light, of photographic film
	expose or make accessible to some action or influence
	reveal to view as by removing a cover

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