Definition of holding

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Holding (n.) The act or state of sustaining, grasping, or retaining..

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Beholding :: Beholding (n.) The act of seeing; sight; also, that which is beheld..
Delegatory :: Delegatory (a.) Holding a delegated position.
Holding :: Holding (n.) The act or state of sustaining, grasping, or retaining..
Revoke :: Revoke (v. i.) To fail to follow suit when holding a card of the suit led, in violation of the rule of the game; to renege..
Intenible :: Intenible (a.) Incapable of holding or containing.
Trough :: Trough (n.) A long, hollow vessel, generally for holding water or other liquid, especially one formed by excavating a log longitudinally on one side; a long tray; also, a wooden channel for conveying water, as to a mill wheel..
Church :: Church (n.) A body of Christian believers, holding the same creed, observing the same rites, and acknowledging the same ecclesiastical authority; a denomination; as, the Roman Catholic church; the Presbyterian church..
Lunge :: Lunge (v. t.) To cause to go round in a ring, as a horse, while holding his halter..
Unbelief :: Unbelief (n.) The withholding of belief; doubt; incredulity; skepticism.
Scuttle :: Scuttle (n.) A wide-mouthed vessel for holding coal: a coal hod.
Beholdingness :: Beholdingness (n.) The state of being obliged or beholden.
Portcrayon :: Portcrayon (n.) A metallic handle with a clasp for holding a crayon.
Canterbury :: Canterbury (n.) A stand with divisions in it for holding music, loose papers, etc..
Holding :: Holding (n.) That which holds, binds, or influences..
Vinaigrette :: Vinaigrette (n.) A small perforated box for holding aromatic vinegar contained in a sponge, or a smelling bottle for smelling salts; -- called also vinegarette..
Assize :: Assize (n.) The time or place of holding the court of assize; -- generally in the plural, assizes..
Breathless :: Breathless (a.) Not breathing; holding the breath, on account of fear, expectation, or intense interest; attended with a holding of the breath; as, breathless attention..
Bookcase :: Bookcase (n.) A case with shelves for holding books, esp. one with glazed doors..
Communism :: Communism (n.) A scheme of equalizing the social conditions of life; specifically, a scheme which contemplates the abolition of inequalities in the possession of property, as by distributing all wealth equally to all, or by holding all wealth in common for the equal use and advantage of all..
Foreholding :: Foreholding (n.) Ominous foreboding; superstitious prognostication.
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