live on vs hold up

live on and hold up both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
live on	No	No	Yes	No
hold up	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, live on and hold up are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of live on include endure, go, hold out, last, live, survive.

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

Other hyponyms of live on include hold water, stand up, perennate, live out.

live on (verb)	hold up (verb)
continue to live and avoid dying	cause to be slowed down or delayed
	be the physical support of; carry the weight of
	hold up something as an example; hold up one's achievements for admiration
	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