Definition of holding

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Holding (n.) That which holds, binds, or influences..

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Subaltern :: Subaltern (n.) A person holding a subordinate position; specifically, a commissioned military officer below the rank of captain..
Gripe :: Gripe (n.) A device for grasping or holding anything; a brake to stop a wheel.
Deforcement :: Deforcement (n.) A keeping out by force or wrong; a wrongful withholding, as of lands or tenements, to which another has a right..
Resentment :: Resentment (n.) The state of holding something in the mind as a subject of contemplation, or of being inclined to reflect upon something; a state of consciousness; conviction; feeling; impression..
Avowance :: Avowance (n.) Upholding; defense; vindication.
Case :: Case (n.) A box, sheath, or covering; as, a case for holding goods; a case for spectacles; the case of a watch; the case (capsule) of a cartridge; a case (cover) for a book..
Holding :: Holding (n.) The burden or chorus of a song.
Cartouch :: Cartouch (n.) A roll or case of paper, etc., holding a charge for a firearm; a cartridge.
"""case " :: Case (n.) A shallow tray divided into compartments or boxes for holding type..
Jaw :: "Jaw (n.) A notched or forked part, adapted for holding an object in place; as, the jaw of a railway-car pedestal. See Axle guard..
Carry :: Carry (v. t.) To bear the charges or burden of holding or having, as stocks, merchandise, etc., from one time to another; as, a merchant is carrying a large stock; a farm carries a mortgage; a broker carries stock for a customer; to carry a life insurance..
Workbasket :: Workbasket (n.) A basket for holding materials for needlework, or the like..
Cohesive :: Cohesive (a.) Holding the particles of a homogeneous body together; as, cohesive attraction; producing cohesion; as, a cohesive force..
Self-esteem :: Self-esteem (n.) The holding a good opinion of one's self; self-complacency.
Great :: Great (superl.) Holding a chief position; elevated: lofty: eminent; distingushed; foremost; principal; as, great men; the great seal; the great marshal, etc..
Portcrayon :: Portcrayon (n.) A metallic handle with a clasp for holding a crayon.
Nonslaveholding :: Nonslaveholding (a.) Not possessing or holding slaves; as, a nonslaveholding State..
Exhibition :: Exhibition (n.) The act of exhibiting for inspection, or of holding forth to view; manifestation; display..
Tenace :: Tenace (n.) The holding by the fourth hand of the best and third best cards of a suit led; also, sometimes, the combination of best with third best card of a suit in any hand..
Intenible :: Intenible (a.) Incapable of holding or containing.
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