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hold-down
  • n  a limitation or constraint
    taxpayers want a hold-down on government spending
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holder
  • n  a holding device
    a towel holder
    a cigarette holder
    an umbrella holder
  • n  a person who holds something
  • n  the person who is in possession of a check or note or bond or document of title that is endorsed to him or to whoever holds it
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holdfast
  • n  restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place
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holding
  • n  the act of retaining something
  • n  something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone;
  • v  keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"
  • v  have or hold in one's hands or grip
  • v  organize or be responsible for
  • v  have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
  • v  keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view
  • v  maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
  • v  to close within bounds, limit or hold back from movement
  • v  secure and keep for possible future use or application
  • v  have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices
  • v  be the physical support of; carry the weight of
    What's holding that mirror?
  • v  contain or hold; have within
  • v  have room for; hold without crowding
  • v  remain in a certain state, position, or condition
  • v  support or hold in a certain manner
  • v  be valid, applicable, or true
  • v  assert or affirm
  • v  have as a major characteristic
  • v  be capable of holding or containing
  • v  arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance
  • v  protect against a challenge or attack
  • v  bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted
  • v  hold the attention of
  • v  remain committed to
  • v  resist or confront with resistance
  • v  be pertinent or relevant or applicable
  • v  stop dealing with
  • v  lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
  • v  keep from departing
  • v  take and maintain control over, often by violent means
  • v  cause to stop
  • v  cover as for protection against noise or smell
  • v  drink alcohol without showing ill effects
  • v  aim, point, or direct
  • v  declare to be
  • v  be in accord; be in agreement
  • v  keep from exhaling or expelling
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holding cell
  • n  a jail in a courthouse where accused persons can be confined during a trial
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holding company
  • n  a company with controlling shares in other companies
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holding paddock
  • n  a pen where livestock is temporarily confined
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holding pattern
  • n  a state of inaction with no progress and no change
  • n  the flight path (usually circular) maintained by an aircraft that is awaiting permission to land
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holdout
  • n  a negotiator who hopes to gain concessions by refusing to come to terms
    their star pitcher was a holdout for six weeks
  • n  a refusal by a negotiator to come to terms in the hope of obtaining a better deal
  • n  the act of hiding playing cards in a gambling game so they are available for personal use later
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holdover
  • n  an official who remains in office after his term
  • n  something that has survived from the past
    a holdover from the sixties
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holdup
  • n  robbery at gunpoint
  • n  the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
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