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holding > 3 senses
ADJECTIVE1holding, retainingDesigned for (usually temporary) retention
NOUN1holding, retention, keepingThe act of keeping in your possession
2holding, property, belongings, material possessionSomething owned
holding > pronunciation
Soundshhow'ldihng
Rhymesabating, abducting, abiding, and 2078 more rhymes in ihng at the HyperDic website...
holding > adjective
MeaningDesigned for (usually temporary) retention.
Examples"a holding pen"
Synonymsretaining
Similar toretentive
holding > noun 1, act
MeaningThe act of keeping in your possession.
Synonymsretention, keeping
Narrowerwithholding; storage
Broaderpossession, ownership
Verbshold
holding > noun 2, possession
MeaningSomething owned. Any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone.
Synonymsproperty, belongings, material possession
Narrowerworldly possessions, worldly belongings, worldly goods; ratables, rateables; hereditament; intellectual property; community property; personal property, personal estate, personalty, private property; things; real property, real estate, realty; commonage; landholding; salvage; shareholding; spiritualty, spirituality, church property; lease, rental, letting; trade-in; public property; wealth; estate; heirloom; stockholding, stockholdings; trust
Broaderpossession
Verbshold

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