Word Finder - holding

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To grasp or grip.

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Hold the pencil like this.

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To contain or store.

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This package holds six bottles.

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(heading) To maintain or keep to a position or state.

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(heading) To maintain or keep to particular opinions, promises, actions.

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To win one's own service game.

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To take place, to occur.

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To organise an event or meeting (usually in passive voice).

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Elections will be held on the first Sunday of next month.

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To derive right or title.

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In a food or drink order at an informal restaurant etc., requesting that a component normally included in that order be omitted.

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A martini, please, and hold the olive.

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To be in possession of illicit drugs for sale.

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Something that one owns, especially stocks and bonds.

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A determination of law made by a court.

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

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That which holds, binds, or influences.

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Logic; consistency.

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The burden or chorus of a song.

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(in texts about Russia) A holding company, or other kind of company (by back-translation from Russian холдинг).

This time there would be no holding back.

You're holding us up.

They were holding hands.

She started crying and holding her arms up to Carmen.

I don't want to place anyone in harm's way by holding back information but Julie is part of this nightmare and I want to keep peace if possible.

Lon asked, holding out his hand.

She leaned across him, holding his hat over the glasses as he had shown her.

Still holding her hand, she walked Molly the rest of the way down the stairs.

It said then concentrated on holding onto the book.

The line clicked, but she stood there holding the telephone.

She opened the door to find a little Mexican boy holding a package.

Relief made the tears she'd been holding begin to fall.

You didn't seem to mind me holding you for hours last night on the beach.

Harmony tossed her head towards the death dealer holding Darkyn's daughter.

She was still holding it over his head.

Instantly he was on top of her, holding her hands down.

Destiny reached for her and Lori took her, holding her close.

He booted it with his toe while holding the rifle at its head.

He grabbed her around the waist and swept her into his arms, holding the basket behind her.

Holding the bill made her hands sweat and her heart beat faster.

The room of the Sanctuary where he materialized consisted of nothing more than a lectern holding a massive book possessed by a long-dead Oracle.

Unlike Logan, this man wouldn't hesitate or complain about holding her on the days when the pain was too much.

She was barely holding it together knowing about Death and the Immortals.

Gabe asked, holding up the compass.

He went to the only portal that glowed black --the portal to Hell --and stepped from the shadow world into the tiny, dark cell holding his friend.

He would stay in this holding cell on the outskirts of Hell until Sasha figured out some new grueling punishment.

She stood in the hallway, staring at the door slammed in her face, holding a fistful of papers she didn't know what to do with.

Katie, you forgot your drink at the bar, Kris said, holding out the iced whiskey to her.

You're holding up well.

Her air supply cut off, she tore at the hand holding her until the skin on his arm fell away to reveal smooth, black skin more akin to a reptile's than a human's.

Her eyes fell to the dark cell holding Rhyn.

She dropped the hair she'd been holding up and wrapped the towel around her tightly.

They made their way to a small group at one side of the bar and squeezed their way into a booth meant for four and already holding four.

It was half an hour later when she returned, holding Martha's hand as they entered the room.

Dean changed the subject by holding up the shopping bag from his lap.

Cynthia eventually bowed to Martha's sobs and crept into her room, spending most of the dark hours holding the grieving child.

They crept forward, still holding hands although it was cumbersome to do so in the closeness of the passageway.

We were so damned settled it was a given we'd be holding hands in our wheel chairs.

Fred said, holding them up.

Cynthia poked her head in later, wondering what was holding up Fred.

She handed Cynthia the package she was holding.

The clerk was holding an extinguisher, shaking and cursing it.

With the second demon holding her, he closed the distance.

She realized he was holding a tray of food.

Deidre started down the trail, holding out her hands to the pine trees.

She was barely holding her own tears.

He seemed at once disgusted by the fact she was a difficult mortal blood monkey and yet primitively protective, holding her as she quaked after her run-in with a man who wanted to kill her.

She stepped through masses of flesh and body parts, holding her mouth, until she

Toby called, holding out the phone.

He retrieved a small bottle of what looked like perfume and brought it back, holding it out to her.