scaffold vs hold up

hold up vs scaffold

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

scaffold and hold up both are verbs.

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

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

scaffold: provide with a scaffold for support
hold up: be the physical support of; carry the weight of

Other hypernyms of scaffold include hold, support, sustain.

scaffold (noun)	hold up (noun)
a temporary arrangement erected around a building for convenience of workers
a platform from which criminals are executed (hanged or beheaded)

scaffold (verb)	hold up (verb)
provide with a scaffold for support	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

Difference between scaffold and hold up

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