Definition of holding

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

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Lunge :: Lunge (v. t.) To cause to go round in a ring, as a horse, while holding his halter..
Spit :: Spit (n.) A long, slender, pointed rod, usually of iron, for holding meat while roasting..
Beneficiary :: Beneficiary (a.) Holding some office or valuable possession, in subordination to another; holding under a feudal or other superior; having a dependent and secondary possession..
Capacity :: Capacity (n.) Legal or noral qualification, as of age, residence, character, etc., necessary for certain purposes, as for holding office, for marrying, for making contracts, will, etc.; legal power or right; competency..
Canister :: Canister (n.) A small box or case for holding tea, coffee, etc..
View :: View (n.) The act of seeing or beholding; sight; look; survey; examination by the eye; inspection.
Royal :: Royal (a.) Under the patronage of royality; holding a charter granted by the sovereign; as, the Royal Academy of Arts; the Royal Society..
Stoup :: Stound (n.) A vessel for holding small beer.
Workbox :: Workbox (n.) A box for holding instruments or materials for work.
Baroscope :: Baroscope (n.) Any instrument showing the changes in the weight of the atmosphere; also, less appropriately, any instrument that indicates -or foreshadows changes of the weather, as a deep vial of liquid holding in suspension some substance which rises and falls with atmospheric changes..
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..
Abacus :: Abacus (n.) A board, tray, or table, divided into perforated compartments, for holding cups, bottles, or the like; a kind of cupboard, buffet, or sideboard..
Reservation :: Reservation (n.) The act of reserving, or keeping back; concealment, or withholding from disclosure; reserve..
Blunderbuss :: Blunderbuss (n.) A short gun or firearm, with a large bore, capable of holding a number of balls, and intended to do execution without exact aim..
Vise :: Vise (n.) An instrument consisting of two jaws, closing by a screw, lever, cam, or the like, for holding work, as in filing..
Connector :: Connector (n.) A device for holding two parts of an electrical conductor in contact.
Skeel :: Skeel (n.) A shallow wooden vessel for holding milk or cream.
Severalty :: Severalty (n.) A state of separation from the rest, or from all others; a holding by individual right..
Teapoy :: Teapoy (n.) An ornamental stand, usually with three legs, having caddies for holding tea..
Brim :: Brim (n.) The rim, border, or upper edge of a cup, dish, or any hollow vessel used for holding anything..
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