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- [hohl-ding]
- /ˈhoʊl dɪŋ/
- /ˈhəʊl.dɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hohl-ding]
- /ˈhoʊl dɪŋ/
Definitions of holding word
- noun holding an act of holding fast by a grasp of the hand or by some other physical means; grasp; grip: Take hold. Do you have a hold on the rope? 1
- noun holding something to hold a thing by, as a handle; something to grasp, especially for support. 1
- noun holding something that holds fast or supports something else. 1
- noun holding an order reserving something: to put a hold on a library book. 1
- noun holding Finance. a security purchased or recommended for long-term growth. 1
- noun holding a controlling force or dominating influence: to have a hold on a person. 1
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Origin of holding
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
First recorded in 1175-1225, holding is from the Middle English word holding. See hold1, -ing1
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Parts of speech for Holding
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
holding popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
holding usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for holding
noun holding
- goods — morally excellent; virtuous; righteous; pious: a good man.
- property — that which a person owns; the possession or possessions of a particular owner: They lost all their property in the fire.
- ownership — the state or fact of being an owner.
- claim — If you say that someone claims that something is true, you mean they say that it is true but you are not sure whether or not they are telling the truth.
- house — a building in which people live; residence for human beings.
adjective holding
- resinous — full of or containing resin.
- clingy — If you describe someone as clingy, you mean that they become very attached to people and depend on them too much.
- adhesive — An adhesive is a substance such as glue, which is used to make things stick firmly together.
- agglutinant — sticking together; adhesive
- occupying — to take or fill up (space, time, etc.): I occupied my evenings reading novels.
Antonyms for holding
noun holding
- consignment — A consignment of goods is a load that is being delivered to a place or person.
- expurgation — The act of expurgating, purging, or cleansing; purification from anything noxious, offensive, sinful, or erroneous.
- relegation — to send or consign to an inferior position, place, or condition: He has been relegated to a post at the fringes of the diplomatic service.
- transmittal — transmission.
- purge — to rid of whatever is impure or undesirable; cleanse; purify.
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