Up*hilt" (?), v. t. To thrust in up to the hilt; as, to uphilt one's
sword into an enemy. [R.] Stanyhurst.
Up*hoard" (?), v. t. To hoard up. [Obs.] Shak.
Up*hold" (?), v. t. 1. To hold up; to lift on high; to elevate.
The mournful train with groans, and hands upheld. Besought his pity.
Dryden.
2. To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from falling; to
maintain.
Honor shall uphold the humble in spirit.
Prov. xxix 3.
Faulconbridge, In spite of spite, alone upholds the day.
Shak.
3. To aid by approval or encouragement; to countenance; as, to uphold a
person in wrongdoing.