survive vs hold up

survive and hold up both are verbs.

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

As verbs, survive and hold up are synonyms defined as:

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

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

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

survive (verb)	hold up (verb)
support oneself	cause to be slowed down or delayed
continue to live and avoid dying	be the physical support of; carry the weight of
continue in existence after (an adversity, etc.)	hold up something as an example; hold up one's achievements for admiration
live longer than	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