English Explanatory Dictionary

holding

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Something that one owns, especially stocks and bonds.
  2. A determination of law made by a court.
  3. A tenure; a farm or other estate held of another.
  4. Logic; consistency.
  5. A foul consisting of impermissibly restricting the movement of an opposing player with the hands or stick.
  6. The burden or chorus of a song.
  7. That which holds, binds, or influences; hold; influence; power.
  8. A holding company, or other kind of company (by back-translation from Russian холдинг (xolding)).
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of hold
name
  1. A surname.

Pronunciation

hōldʹ-ĭng /ˈhəʊldɪŋ/ [ˈhəʉɫdɪŋ] [ˈhəʊɫdɪŋ] [ˈhoʊɫdɪŋ] en-us-holding.ogg

Word forms

holding holdings

Derived words

bag of holding be left holding the baby blanch holding blench holding bondholding breath-holding cardholding cross holding crossholding cross-holding deedholding fiefholding freeholding fundholding handholding holding action holding cell holding charge holding company holding deal holding midfielder holding note holding pattern holding tank holding the ball holding the cards holding the man holding time inholding jobholding keyholding landholding leaseholding leave someone holding the baby leave someone holding the bag lienholding officeholding onholding passholding patentholding permitholding pewholding placeholding plotholding policyholding powerholding recordholding rightsholding roadholding runholding section 104 holding shareholding shipholding slaveholding small holding stakeholding stallholding steinholding stockholding titleholding
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