holding

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UK [ˈhəʊɫdɪŋ] US [ˈhəʉɫdɪŋ]

noun 5name 1

Collocations

ADJ.

capable, fat, golden, good, liquid, troubled

The company's troubled holding in the overseas market finally improved after restructuring.

VERB + HOLDING

cards, funds, game, guards, selling, use, watching

She was holding cards close to her chest, not revealing her strategy to anyone at the table.

HOLDING + NOUN

barbecue, breath, camera, crane, eel, fingers, kate's, people

She was holding her breath as the doctor examined the test results.

PREP.

about, between, in, on, up

She was holding on to the rope as the boat rocked back and forth.

Definitions

noun

Something that one owns, especially stocks and bonds.

Although this survey lists only a small number of representative materials in the Hoover Library's Baltic Collection, a comprehensive view of the library's holdings can be gained from the Hoover Institution's card catalog or its printed equivalent

Italy's right-wing prime minister was about to cure his biggest headache by selling the state's holding in a troubled airline, Alitalia.

A determination of law made by a court.

A tenure; a farm or other estate held of another.

Take again From this my hand, as holding of the Pope Your sovereign greatness and authority.

Logic; consistency.

This has no holding, To swear by him whom I protest to love That I will work against him.

A foul consisting of impermissibly restricting the movement of an opposing player with the hands or stick.

name

A surname.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the act of retaining something

noun — something owned

property
belongings

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

holding pattern

A path taken by an aircraft waiting to land.

The plane flew in a holding pattern for half an hour because one runway was closed.

be left holding the baby

To be left with the responsibility of resolving a problem.

leave someone holding the baby

To abandon someone and put them in a position where they must take the responsibility or blame.

He said he was very uneasy as the schooner owner owed him over $500 and he couldn't get a cent and feared that the owners had gone bankrupt and left him holding the baby.

Example Bank

Wiktionary

Italy's right-wing prime minister was about to cure his biggest headache by selling the state's holding in a troubled airline, Alitalia.

Wiktionary

The defender at third position is supposed to keep the partner informed of his holdings in that suit.

Wiktionary

On top of the statue, Sadako is holding a golden crane over her head.

Tatoeba · #20187

It's no use holding me back.

Tatoeba · #27152

Holding on to the rope firmly, I came safely to land.

Tatoeba · #29442

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, holding is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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