Holding

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Land rented or leased from another.
  • n. Legally owned property, such as land, capital, or stocks. Often used in the plural.
  • n. The collection of books and other reading materials at a library.
  • n. Law A court ruling, especially a ruling on a point of law raised in an official proceeding.
  • n. Sports Illegal use of the arms, hands, body, or playing stick to obstruct the movements of an opponent.
  • adj. Tending to impede or delay progress: a holding action.
  • adj. Designed for usually short-term storage or retention: a holding tank; a holding cell.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Something that one owns, especially stocks and bonds.
  • n. A determination of law made by a court.
  • n. A tenure; a farm or other estate held of another.
  • n. That which holds, binds, or influences.
  • n. The burden or chorus of a song.
  • v. Present participle of hold.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The act or state of sustaining, grasping, or retaining.
  • n. A tenure; a farm or other estate held of another.
  • n. That which holds, binds, or influences.
  • n. The burden or chorus of a song.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The act of keeping or retaining.
  • n. A tenure.
  • n. That which is held.
  • n. plural Property in general, especially stocks and bonds.
  • n. The burden or chorus of a song.
  • n. That which holds, binds, or influences; hold; influence; power.
  • n. In archery, the short pause after drawing a bow to fix the aim and make ready for loosing the bowstring. See hold, intransitive verb, 6.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the act of retaining something
  • n. something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
  • Cross Reference
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    tenure    property    tenement    tenantry    tenancy    feu   
    Verb Stem
    hold   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Golding    beholding    bolding    folding    molding    moulding    scolding    unfolding    upholding    withholding   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    investment    allocation    ownership    saving    transaction    valuation    contribution    income    lend    dwelling