Holding

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. Land rented or leased from another.
  • noun. Legally owned property, such as land, capital, or stocks.
  • noun. The collection of books and other reading materials at a library.
  • noun. The part of a court opinion that announces how the law is being applied to the particular facts of the case and that may establish precedent for future similar cases.
  • noun. Illegal use of the arms, hands, body, or playing stick to obstruct the movements of an opponent.
  • adjective. Tending to impede or delay progress.
  • adjective. Designed for usually short-term storage or retention.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. In archery, the short pause after drawing a bow to fix the aim and make ready for loosing the bowstring. See hold, intransitive verb, 6.
  • noun. The act of keeping or retaining.
  • noun. A tenure.
  • noun. That which is held.
  • noun. plural Property in general, especially stocks and bonds.
  • noun. The burden or chorus of a song.
  • noun. That which holds, binds, or influences; hold; influence; power.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The act or state of sustaining, grasping, or retaining.
  • noun. A tenure; a farm or other estate held of another.
  • noun. That which holds, binds, or influences.
  • noun. The burden or chorus of a song.
  • noun. a note sustained in one part, while the other parts move.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Something that one owns, especially stocks and bonds.
  • noun. A determination of law made by a court.
  • noun. A tenure; a farm or other estate held of another.
  • noun. That which holds, binds, or influences.
  • noun. The burden or chorus of a song.
  • verb. Present participle of hold.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the act of retaining something
  • noun. something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
  • Word Usage
    "He was holding court it was really the only time I've seen anyone do the thing we mean by the phrase "holding court" in what may or may not have been his real apartment, clearly loving the attention."
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