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Definition: Holding |
HoldingAdjective1. Designed for (usually temporary) retention; "a holding pen"; "a retaining wall". Noun1. The act of keeping in your possession. 2. Something owned; any tangible possession that is owned by someone; "that hat is my property"; "he is a man of property";. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "holding" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1050. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Electrical Engineering | The action of maintaining storage elements at an equilibrium potential by electron bombardment. Source: European Union. (references) |
Food & Agriculture | An officially supervised agricultural, industrial or commercial undertaking situated in the territory of a third country, in which animals for breeding, production or slaughter are regularly kept or bred. Source: European Union. (references) |
Metallurgy | Operation consisting in keeping up the temperature of a metal bath as required. Source: European Union. (references) |
Mining | A. See:take b. Also Syn:mining claimMay 10, 1872; 17 Stat. 91) See also:undercut. (references) |
Transportation | As applied to air traffic, keeping an aircraft within a specified space or location which is identified by visual or other means in accordance with air traffic control instructions. Source: European Union. (references) |
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Synonyms: HoldingSynonyms: retaining (adj), belongings (n), keeping (n), material possession (n), property (n), retention (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Possession | Noun: possession, seizin, seisin; ownership; occupancy; hold, holding; tenure, tenancy, feodality, dependency; villenage, villeinage; socage, chivalry, knight service. |
Property | Interest, stake, estate, right, claim, demand, holding; tenure; (possession); vested interest, contingent interest, beneficial interest, equitable interest; use, trust, benefit; legal estate, equitable estate; seizin, seisin. |
Rejoicing | Phrase: the heart leaping with joy; ce n'est pas etre bien aise que de rire; "Laughter holding both his sides"; " le roi est mort, vive le roi "; "with his eyes in flood with laughter". |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Holding |
| English words defined with "holding": bank holding company, Blench holding ♦ holding device ♦ multibank holding company. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "holding": brucellosis-free ovine or caprine holding ♦ holding bar, holding down bolt, holding jaw ♦ mutual holding company ♦ officially brucellosis-free ovine or caprine holding ♦ qualifying holding ♦ work holding jaw. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "holding": tenor. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Holding" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. French (holding company), Hungarian (holding), Spanish (holding company), Turkish (conglomerate, conglomeration, holding company). |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | But when it comes down to it, who is holding the umbrella (Batman Returns; writing credit: Bob Kane; Daniel Waters) You know for something you've been holding onto for so long, you're pretty quick to let it go. (Sweet Home Alabama; writing credit: C. Jay Cox) He's jealous. He's holding me back (Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones; writing credit: George Lucas) Who is gonna mug two black fellas, holding pistols, sat in a car that is worth less than your shirt (Snatch.; writing credit: Guy Ritchie) Wow! Brad, hi, you been holding this long (Hook; writing credit: J.M. Barrie;) | |
Lyrics | Is holding her and loving you (Holding Her and Loving You; performing artist: Clay Walker) Holding back the tears (Holding Back the Years; performing artist: Simply Red) You're getting closer, you're holding (Loser; performing artist: 3 Doors Down) I been holding back this secret from you (Are You That Somebody; performing artist: Aaliyah) I'll be holding nothing back (I Can Love You Like That; performing artist: All-4-One) | |
Clever | Ethical man -- a Christian holding four aces. (references; author: Mark Twain) Holding on to a hurt creates more hurt. (references; author: unknown) Faith is not faith until it's all you're holding on to. (references; author: unknown) You never lose by loving; you only lose by holding back. (references; author: unknown) Some of us think holding on makes us strong; but sometimes it is letting go. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Holding (1971) Fred Ott Holding a Bird (1894) 25 and Holding (2001) Holding On (1999) | |
Song Titles | Holding Back The Years (performing artist: Simply Red) I Remember Holding You (performing artist: The Boys Club) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Shown is a close-up of a gloved hand holding a test tube with some red fluid, probably media. The background is dark and the shot is dramatic. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist. |  | This photo taken in a lab is backlit with a rack of test tubes in the foreground. In the background is a profile of a technician holding up a test tube. The background has a green hue. Credit: Bill Branson (photographer). |
 | Doctor holding puppets (Sam susceptible and Meany Measles) used in immunization skits for children. Credit: CDC. |  | Nigerian children holding vaccination certificates. Credit: CDC. |
 | Aaahhhh! Isn't that the cutest little bundle of fur! John Burns of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game holding a ribbon seal pup - Phoca fasciata. Credit: NOAA's Ark (Animals). |  | Navy crewman holding K-1 camera Used on Mississippi Delta mapping project. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |
 | Lt. Lew Consiglieri holding a baby seal on the ice floes in the Bering Sea Off of NOAA Ship SURVEYOR during OCSEAP Project. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. |  | Holding a soft-shell "peeler" crab (female). Credit: America's Coastlines. |
 | Scientist holding crab. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth. |  | Tom Fontiero, lead fisherman on the ALBATROSS IV, in center. Holding a large cod. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth. |
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| "Holding stetoscope" by vares Commentary: "Doctor holding stetoscope." | "The next generation" by John Stevens Commentary: "An adult holding a newborn baby's hand." |
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers. | |
| Author | Quotation |
Buddha | Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one getting burned. |
Confucius | Do not worry about holding high position; worry rather about playing your proper role. |
Josh Billings | Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well. |
Morris L. Ernst | Man's fear of ideas is probably the greatest dike holding back human knowledge and happiness. |
Publilius Syrus | Valor grows by daring, fear by holding back. |
Seneca | Those whom true love has held, it will go on holding. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | |
| Author | Date | Quotation |
Magna Carta | 1215 | A clerk shall not be amerced in respect of his lay holding except after the manner of the others aforesaid; further, he shall not be amerced in accordance with the extent of his ecclesiastical benefice. (reference) |
US Constitution | 1791 | Clause 1: The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by Law make or alter such Regulations, except as to the Places of chusing Senators. (reference) |
Amendment to US Constitution | 1795-1995 | But this Article shall not apply to any person holding the office of President when this Article was proposed by Congress, and shall not prevent any person who may be holding the office of President, or acting as President, during the term within which this Article becomes operative from holding the office of President or acting as President during the remainder of such term. (reference) |
Marbury v. Madison | 1803 | The act to establish the judicial courts of the United States authorizes the Supreme Court "to issue writs of mandamus in cases warranted by the principles and usages of law, to any courts appointed, or persons holding office, under the authority of the United States." (reference) |
Treaty of Versailles | 1919 | In order to ensure the due execution of this undertaking the Allied and Associated Governments will hand over such property to boards of trustees appointed by or approved by the Governments and composed of persons holding the faith of the Mission whose property is involved. (reference) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Title | Author | Quote |
Emma | Austen, Jane | He could be no judge, however, of the evil he was holding cheap |
Tangled Tale | Carroll, Lewis | She handed the tablets to Clara, who gazed at them with eyes so dim with tears that she did not at first notice that she was holding them upside down |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | He drew a chair near the fireplace and sat down, folding his arms and holding his muddy boots up to the furnace |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | They were waiting for the door to open and for the servants to come in, holding the big dishes covered with their heavy metal covers |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | At the sty Pa leaned over the fence holding the lantern |
Gulliver's Travels | Swift, Jonathan | The town is capable of holding five hundred thousand souls |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | Urge incontinence—trouble holding urine when feeling the need to go to the bathroom. (references) | |
Ensure that holding facilities for sheep should be located away from populated areas. (references) | ||
Infrequent voiding refers to a child's voluntarily holding urine for prolonged intervals. (references) | ||
Business | In many countries, firms are organized into holding groups. (references) | |
Through or to a company holding a valid Dubai Economic Department license. (references) | ||
Inflation has been relatively moderate, holding within the 8-10 percent range. (references) | ||
Children | Kyrgyz Republic | Children who were found were sent to orphanages and police holding centers, depending on the amount of space available. (references) |
Cote d'Ivoire | These steps include holding parents legally and financially responsible for their abandoned children and the development of training centers where children can learn a trade; however, parents are not made accountable in practice. (references) | |
Civil Liberties | Bahrain | Holding a religious meeting without a permit is illegal. (references) |
Discrimination | Brazil | A prominent example of violence directed at homosexuals occurred in Sao Paulo in February 2000, when Edson Neris da Silva was beaten to death by a skinhead gang after having been seen holding hands with another man. (references) |
Economic History | Vietnam | Most local firms holding import licenses are SOE's. (references) |
Uae | The unemployment rate appears to be holding steady. (references) | |
Human Rights | Haiti | All other prisons are former police holding cells. (references) |
Nicaragua | Conditions in jails and holding cells remained harsh. (references) | |
Nicaragua | Police station holding cells were severely overcrowded. (references) | |
Indigenous People | Indonesia | The consultation's closing statement called for the holding of a congress comprised of the entire Papuan community. (references) |
Indonesia | Then-Vice President Megawati Soekarnoputri visited the province in May and September 2000, and then-President Wahid provided $110,000 (Rp. 1 billion) for the holding of the Papuan congress. (references) | |
Denmark | Accordingly it provides for the use of lay persons as judges and sentences most prisoners to holding centers (rather than to prisons) where they are encouraged to work, hunt, or fish during the day. (references) | |
Minorities | Yemen | Non-Muslims may vote, but they are prohibited from holding elective office. (references) |
Croatia | The OSCE reported concerns regarding the practice of holding separate classes (of allegedly lower quality) for Roma students in northern Croatia. (references) | |
Peru | However, for public officials the sentence is between 60 and 120 days of community service; they also are disqualified from holding public office for 3 years. (references) | |
Political Economy | Portugal | Lengthy delays in holding trials led to hunger strikes by some pretrial detainees. (references) |
Canada | Public opinion polling has shown that Quebeckers strongly oppose holding another referendum. (references) | |
Nicaragua | Prison and police holding cell conditions remain harsh, although overcrowding improved somewhat. (references) | |
Political Rights | Congo | Rebels appointed local officials rather than holding elections. (references) |
Tunisia | Four women were appointed deputy governors raising the total to 10 women holding that post. (references) | |
Ecuador | One Afro-Ecuadorian serves as a member of Congress, but there are no Afro-Ecuadorians holding senior-level government jobs. (references) | |
Trade | New Zealand | Those typically are containers holding goods for more than one importer. (references) |
Panama | Any company holding a commercial license can freely import goods into Panama. (references) | |
Mexico | Mexico is holding free trade discussions with additional Latin American and Far Eastern trading partners. (references) | |
Travel | Djibouti | There are a few local habits to be aware of. For instance, you will typically see men holding hands: this is only a mark of friendship and not courtship. (references) |
Honduras | Negotiations tend to be slower and more drawn out in Honduras than in the U.S. Hondurans place more emphasis on completing human transactions than on holding to schedules. (references) | |
Mexico | Furthermore, many business contacts may be unavailable during the Christmas holiday season, which informally begins around December 16 with the holding of traditional evening "posadas," or festive gatherings for friends, and extends to January 6, the Day of the Epiphany (Twelfth Night, Day of the Three Kings). (references) | |
Women | Hong Kong | Women are disproportionately represented in the lower echelons of the work force, holding positions such as retail sales assistants and office clerks. (references) |
Worker Rights | El Salvador | The Labor Code prohibits foreigners from holding leadership positions in unions. (references) |
Kazakhstan | During the year, activist unions came under government pressure for holding unsanctioned demonstrations and marches. (references) | |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | TECHNICALITY, n. In an English court a man named Home was tried for slander in having accused his neighbor of murder. His exact words were: "Sir Thomas Holt hath taken a cleaver and stricken his cook upon the head, so that one side of the head fell upon one shoulder and the other side upon the other shoulder." The defendant was acquitted by instruction of the court, the learned judges holding that the words did not charge murder, for they did not affirm the death of the cook, that being only an inference. |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Phrase(s) |
House Ways & Means Chairman Bill Thomas | There could be selective ones, as we did with the stimulus package, to help business. Consumer demand seems to be holding pretty strong. |
John McCain | Oh, I think that's right. I think this release of Taliban that took place near Kandahar, the problems that people have moving around the country, the problems that our media are having, you know, with people holding them up and extorting them. |
Liza Minnelli | It's also the angle of the camera. Of course nobody should do that to a child. Did he do that or was he holding the baby up over to the railing like he introduced his other little boy. Before I say anything like that, I'd want to know the truth. |
Marc Racicot | Well, not to this point, but I certainly wouldn't dismiss the possibility that I could certainly sense it before the night is over, there's a long ways to go. And I've just been holding my breath and hope that things continue to unfold in a positive way. |
Rush Limbaugh | Chris called to point out that the Bush administration is holding an American citizen, Jose Padilla, without due process under the Patriot Act. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
James Madison | 1809-1817 | Instead of holding forth an Asylum to the persecuted, it is itself a signal of persecution. |
Calvin Coolidge | 1923-1929 | We can not permit any inquisition either within or without the law or apply any religious test to the holding of office. |
Harry S. Truman | 1945-1953 | On the other hand, there are the vast majority of American businessmen who are not holding back goods, but who need certainty about the Government pricing policy in order to fix their own long-range pricing policies. |
Dwight Eisenhower | 1953-1961 | Yet, in holding scientific research and discovery in respect, as we should, we must also be alert to the equal and opposite danger that public policy could itself become the captive of a scientific-technological elite. |
John F. Kennedy | 1961-1963 | Therefore, by holding down the budgetary cost of existing programs to keep within the limitations I have set, it is both possible and imperative to adopt other new measures that we cannot afford to postpone. |
Gerald Ford | 1974-1977 | By holding down the growth of Federal spending, we can afford additional tax cuts and return to the people who pay taxes more decision-making power over their own lives. |
Jimmy Carter | 1977-1981 | The continuing holding of American hostages in Iran is both an affront to civilized people everywhere, and a serious impediment to meeting the self-evident threat to widely-shared common interests, including those of Iran. |
George Bush | 1989-1993 | Holding us steady in times of change, a symbol of hope to all the world. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Holding" is generally used as a lexical verb (-ing form) -- approximately 84.08% of the time. "Holding" is used about 6,631 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Lexical Verb (-ing form) | 84.08% | 5,575 | 1,764 |
| Noun (singular) | 14.03% | 930 | 7,759 |
| Noun (proper) | 1.88% | 125 | 28,650 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 0.02% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 6,631 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "holding" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Holding | Last name | 1,000 | 14,298 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "holding". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Hushah | N/A | Biblical | Holding peace |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references.
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| Country | Name | Country | Name |
| Austria | Bank Austria Holding A.G. | China | Shenzhen Huafa Electronics Holding Co., Ltd. |
| Czech Republic | CKD Praha Holding a.s. | Denmark | Aalborg Portland Holding A/S |
| France | CTA Holding | Germany | AMB Generali Holding A.G. |
| Greece | Elbisco Holding S.A. | Hong Kong | FPB Bank Holding Company Limited |
| Israel | IDB Holding Corporation Limited | Italy | Deroma Holding SPA |
| (more examples...) |
Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
Expressions using "holding": bank holding company ♦ be left holding the baby ♦ be left holding the bag ♦ Blanch holding ♦ Blench holding ♦ financial holding company ♦ holding a club ♦ holding a diploma ♦ holding anchorage ♦ holding apron ♦ holding area ♦ holding attack ♦ holding back ♦ holding bar ♦ holding bay ♦ holding capacity ♦ holding cell ♦ holding charge ♦ holding company ♦ holding device ♦ holding down bolt ♦ holding flight ♦ holding forces ♦ holding in ♦ holding in trust ♦ holding jaw ♦ Holding note ♦ holding number ♦ holding paddock ♦ holding path ♦ holding pattern ♦ holding point ♦ holding position ♦ holding procedure ♦ holding room ♦ holding speed ♦ holding stack ♦ holding tight ♦ holding up ♦ leave smb. holding the baby ♦ left holding ♦ linear holding ♦ majority holding ♦ minority holding ♦ multibank holding company ♦ qualifying holding ♦ racetrack holding pattern ♦ security holding ♦ small holding ♦ there's no holding him ♦ transverse holding ground ♦ work holding jaw. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "holding": holding-back, holding-camps, holding-cell, holding-company, holding-ground, holding-notes, holding-out, holding-over, holding-period, holding-together, holding-up, holding-yards. | |
Ending with "holding": budget-holding, fund-holding, hand-holding, land-holding, office-holding, property-holding, share-holding, small-holding, stock-holding, wealth-holding. | |
Containing "holding": road-holding qualities, taxi-holding position. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "holding"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | zotërim (assimilation, command, dominance, domination, enjoyment, grasp, keeping, lordship, mastership, mastery, occupancy, occupation, ownership, possession, tenure), tokë (coat, continent, country, deck, dirt, domain, earth, Glebe, ground, land, marl, pool, shore, soil, stead, Terra, terrain), tituj, pronë (acquest, assets, demesne, domain, estate, gear, goods, land, ownership, patrimony, possession, premise, property, realty), mbajtje (delivery, deterrence, grip, gripe, hold, keeping, maintenance, occupancy, prehension, preservation, retention, support, tenure, tote, wear), kapje (apprehension, arrest, attachment, catch, catchment, clasp, clutch, grab, grapple, grasp, grip, gripe, griping, hitch, hold, hook, hug, interception, jaw, prehension, purchase, recapture, seizing, snatch, uptake), bllokim (block, blockage, blocking, deadlock, hold up, impediment, jam, jam up, jamming, locking, logjam, obstruction, occlusion, overlap, strangulation), aksion (action, activity, share). (various references) | |
Arabic | ممتلكات (asset, belongings, dominions, estate, fencing, gear, possession, possessions, property, substance), قبضة (authority, clasp, clutch, control, fist, fistful, grip, handful, hold, pinch), تملك (occupancy, ownership, possess, possession), سندات مالية, أرض مستأجرة (land tenancy), أرصدة (stock). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | съдебно решение (finding), съдебна практика, участък земя, хващане (caption, catch, catching, grasp, grip, gripe, handhold, hold, prehension, purchase), вложение (investment, placement), владеене, захващане (hookup), аренда (copyhold, lease, rent), авоар, притежание (domain, enjoyment, ownership, possession, property, proprietorship), прикрепване (clench), имение (domain, estate, hacienda, land, place, property, seat). (various references) | |
Chinese | 藏品. (various references) | |
Czech | vlastnictví (keeping, ownership, possession, property), usedlost (homestead, location), pozemek (ground, land), podíl (contribution, interest, lot, part, participation, portion, quota, quotient, share), majetková úèast, majetek (belongings, estate, means, possession, property, wealth), konání, držení (hold, posture). (various references) | |
Danish | vente (halt), vedligeholdelse (keeping, maintenance, repair, repairs, service, servicing), vedligeholde, varmholdning (stewing), langsom temperering, bedrift. (various references) | |
Dutch | warmhouding, warmhouden (hold, stewing), wachten (abide, await, expect, wait, wait for), verblijftijd (chemical lifetime, chemical residence time, lifetime, residence time), verblijf, opladen (charging), op temperatuur houden, bedrijf (certificate, document, enterprise, profession). (various references) | |
Finnish | sähkömagneettinen pidäke, odotus (anticipation, expectation, suspense, waiting), kuumanapito, kesto (duration). (various references) | |
French | HLDG, tenue, tenant (holder), possession, maintien à la température, maintien (hold), intérêts, ferme, exploitation, entretien, chambrage, avoirs fonciers, attente (holding flight). (various references) | |
German | haltend (keeping, retentive, retentively, stationary, stopping, upholding). (various references) | |
Greek | κράτημα (grip), περιουσία (belongings, estate, fortune, possessions, property, substance, wealth), εκμετάλλευση (exploitation), Διατήρηση, διατήρηση εν θερμώ. (various references) | |
Hebrew | לפיתה (clasp, grasp, tenacity), אחיזה (anchorage, clutch, grasp, gripe, hold, occupancy, seizing, support, tenure), החזקה (maintenance, retention, tenacity, tenure), האחזות (settlement, settling in, taking root), נקיטה (taking), נכסים (estate, property). (various references) | |
Hungarian | tároló (accumulative, bin, container, header), megtartás (hold, observance, observing, redeeming, retention), megfogás (grab, grip, seizure). (various references) | |
Italian | HLDG (HLDG), società per azioni (joint stock company, public limited company, stock corporation), ritensione, proprietà terranea, possesso (belongings, chattel, having, mastery, ownership, possession, property, tenure), podere (estate, farm, messuage), permanenza (abidance, permanence, permanency, persistence, stay), patrimonio (asset, assets, estate, fortune, heritage, patrimony, possessions, property), pacchetto azionario (block of shares), mantenimento (charity, keeping, maintenance, subsistence, support), detenzione (arrest, custody, detainer, detainment, detention, imprisonment, possession), azienda (business, company, concern, enterprise, establishment, firm), attesa (expectance, expectancy, expectation, expection, wait, waiting). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 掌握 (grasping, seizing). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | ホールディング , しょうあく (grasping, seizing), もよおし (auspices, event, festivities, function, opening, social gathering). (various references) | |
Korean | 보유 (KEEP, retention). (various references) | |
Manx | greimmaghey. (various references) | |
Norwegian | gårdsbruk. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | oldinghay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | herdade (grange, homestead, manor, steading), terra arrendada, sesso, permanência a temperatura, manutenção (conservation, keeping, livelihood, maintenance, support, sustenance, upkeep), guarda (cater, check-taker, chokidar, guard, guardianship, headboard, household troops, keeper, keeping, minder, police officer, protector, safe conduct, safeguard, tendance, tender, tenter, trustee, ward, warden, watch, watcher, watchman), fixao, exploração (development, exploitation, exploration, investigation, march, profiteering, reconnaissance, research, rip-off, scanning), espera (expectation, saddle, turret, wait, waiting), conservao, colocao de capital, arrendamento (hire, lease, leasehold, leasing, rent, tenancy, tenantry, tenement), aquecimento (acceleration, chafe, firing, warm, warming, warming-up). (various references) | |
Romanian | stãpânire (authority, command, continence, control, demesne, dominance, domination, dominion, empire, enjoyment, government, grip, hand, keeping, lordship, masterdom, mastery, ownership, possession, reign, rule, sovereignty, sway), proprietate (affection, demesne, estate, feature, hand, having, ownership, peculiarity, possession, property, proprietary), posesiune (demesne, enjoyment, estate, having, possession, tenure), petec de pãmânt, ocupare (occupancy, occupation, seizure), ocupaţiune (activity, business, employment, situation, tenure, trade), ocupaţie (activity, business, duty, employment, engagement, job, metier, occupation, profession, situation, trade, work), folosinţã (employment, fruition, use, utilization), deţinere (detention, possession), bunuri (all, assets, belongings, effect, estate, good, goods, having, hereditament, stuff), bani plasaţi. (various references) | |
Russian | вклад (contribution, deposit, endowment, inset), владение (barony, demesne, dominion, hold, possession, tenure), имущество (asset, estate, goods, havings, intestacy, personal effects, property, props, worldly goods). (various references) | |
Scottish | cumail (keeping). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | zakup (charter, hire, lease, rent, tenancy), imanje (estate, property), držanje (attitude, bearing, carriage, hold, manner, mien, observance, occupancy, pose, posture, setup). (various references) | |
Spanish | valores (securities, stock, valuables, values), tenencia (occupancy, occupation, possession, property, tenancy, tenantry, tenure), sostenimiento de la temperatura, retención (hoarding, hold back, retention), propiedad (appropriateness, chattel, deprivation, domain, estate, individual, ownership, property, proprietary, proprietorship, propriety, right), posesión (bedevilment, dependence, dependency, ownership, possession, proprietorship, tenure), participación (entry, interest, participation, share), mantenimiento a temperatura, mantenimiento (alimentation, alimony, maintenance, sustenance, upkeep), explotación (development, exploitation, mining, operation, running, sweating, working), espera (delay, expectation, patience, stay, wait, waiting), bienes (assets, belongings, estate, goods, havings, possessions, property). (various references) | |
Swedish | håller (helds, holds). (various references) | |
Turkish | hisse (allotment, interest, kickback, lot, moiety, percent, portion, quantum, quota, share, shareout, slice), tutma (catch, containment, grasp, gripping, hold, inhibition, interception, prehension, redemption, repression, restraint, retention, seizure, suppression, tackle, take, vogue), toprak kiralama, stok (budget, garner, hoard, inventory, reserve, stock, stock in trade, store), mal (asset, chose, commodity, goods, hereditament, merchandise, possessions, property, ware), karar (adjudication, award, conclusion, decider, decision, decree, determination, doom, fiat, finding, judgement, resolution, resolve, sentence, verdict, vote), arsa (land, lot, patch, plat, plot), alacak (chose in action, claim, credit, debt owed to one, money owed to one, receivable). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | вклад (input), майно (asset, aught, baggage, capital, estate, goods, property, stuff, things, worth), запас (arrearage, fund, grist, hoard, margin, reserve, spare, stockpile, store, supply), ділянка землі (clearing, dale, ground). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | tài sản cổ phần, sự nắm (take, taken, took), sự cầm (held, hold, prehension, take, taken, taking, took), cách nắm ruộng đất, cách cầm. (various references) | |
Welsh | tyddyn (farm), daliad (spell, tenet). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | commissio, tenura. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Mark Chapter 7, Verse 3 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Oi gar farisaioi kai panteV oi ioudaioi ean mh pugmh niywntai taV ceiraV ouk esqiousin kratounteV thn paradosin twn presbuterwn |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Pharisaei enim et omnes Iudaei nisi crebro lavent manus non manducant tenentes traditionem seniorum |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | Farisej & ealle iudeas ne æteð butonhyo heore hande ge-lomlice þwean healdendeheora yldre ge-setnysse. |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | The Farisees and alle the Jewis eten not, but thei waisschen ofte her hoondis, holdynge the tradiciouns of eldere men. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | For the pharises and all the Iewes excepte they washe their hondes ofte eate not observinge the tradicions of the elders. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands often eat not, holding the tradition of the elders. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | Now the Pharisees, and all the Jews, do not take food without washing their hands with care, keeping the old rule which has been handed down to them: |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Mark Chapter 7, Verse 3 |
| Croatian | A farizeji i svi Židovi ne jedu ako prije temeljito ne operu ruke; drže se predaje starih. |
| Danish | thi Farisæerne og alle Jøderne spise ikke uden at to Hænderne omhyggeligt, idet de fastholde de gamles Overlevering; |
| Dutch | Want de Farizeen en al de Joden eten niet, tenzij dat zij eerst de handen dikmaals wassen, houdende de inzettingen der ouden. |
| Finnish | Sillä eivät fariseukset eivätkä ketkään juutalaiset syö, ennenkuin ovat tarkoin pesseet kätensä, noudattaen vanhinten perinnäissääntöä, |
| French | Or, les pharisiens et tous les Juifs ne mangent pas sans s`être lavé soigneusement les mains, conformément à la tradition des anciens; |
| Gaelic | Oir chan ith na Phairisich, agus na h-Iudhaich uile biadh, mur nigh iad an lamhan gu tric, a leantuinn beul-aithris nan seanairean. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Orang-orang Farisi, begitu juga semua orang Yahudi, setia sekali mengikuti adat istiadat nenek moyang mereka. Mereka tidak akan makan, sebelum mencuci tangan menurut cara-cara tertentu. |
| Italian | i farisei infatti e tutti i Giudei non mangiano se non si sono lavate le mani fino al gomito, attenendosi alla tradizione degli antichi, |
| Latvian | Jo farizeji un visi jûdi neçd, pirms tie, turçdamies pie senèu ieraþâm, nav vairâkkârt nomazgâjuði rokas. |
| Maori | e kore hoki nga Parihi me nga Hurai katoa e kai, ki te kahore i ata horoia nga ringa, e pupuri ana hoki i te whakarerenga iho a nga kaumatua. |
| Norwegian | fariseerne og alle jøder eter ikke uten at de først omhyggelig har vasket hendene, for de holder fast ved de gamles vedtekt, |
| Portuguese | Pois os fariseus, e todos os judeus, guardando a tradição dos anciãos, não comem sem lavar as mãos cuidadosamente; |
| Rumanian | Fariseii, knsq, wi toyi Iudeii nu mqnkncq fqrq sq-wi spele cu mare bqgare de seamq mknile, dupq datina bqtrknilor. |
| Swahili | Maana Mafarisayo na Wayahudi wengine wote huzingatia mapokeo ya wazee wao: hawali kitu kabla ya kunawa mikono ipasavyo. |
| Swedish | Nu är det så med fariséerna och alla andra judar, att de icke äta något utan att förut, till åtlydnad av de äldstes stadgar, noga hava tvagit sina händer, |
| Uma | Apa' hawe'ea to Yahudi, mo'ipi lia-ra mpotuku' ada totu'a-ra, hangkedia' -nami hira' to mpotuku' tudui' -ra to Parisi. Ko'ia-ra ngkoni' ane ko'ia-ra mowano ntuku' ada. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "holding": holdings. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "holding": beholding, handholding, inholding, landholding, overholding, overwithholding, roadholding, slaveholding, smallholding, upholding, withholding. (additional references) | |
Words containing "holding": handholdings, inholdings, landholdings, roadholdings, slaveholdings, smallholdings. (additional references) | |
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"Holding" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: haldyn, helding, Hilldnep, hoading, Hodins, Holdana, Hollrigl, Holmdene, houldin, houlding, humding. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "holding" (pronounced hō"lding) |
| 6 | h ō" l d i ng | beholding, upholding, withholding. |
| 5 | -ō" l d i ng | folding, molding, moulding, scolding, unfolding. |
| 4 | -l d i ng | balding, building, Fielding, gilding, handholding, heralding, landholding, Melding, nonbuilding, overbuilding, rebuilding, scaffolding, scalding, shielding, shipbuilding, unyielding, welding, wielding, Wilding, yielding. |
| 3 | -d i ng | applauding, apprehending, abounding, acceding, according, abiding, adding, affording, aiding, alluding, amending, ascending, astounding, attending, avoiding, awarding, backsliding, banding, bedding, beheading, bending, bidding, biding, binding, bleeding, blending, blinding, blockading, boarding, bombarding, bonding, bounding, braiding, branding, breading, breeding, brooding, budding, cascading, ceding, cheerleading, chiding, clouding, codding, coding, coinciding, colliding, colluding, commanding, commending, compounding, comprehending, conceding, concluding, condescending, confiding, confounding, contending, cording, corresponding, crowding, crusading, deciding, decoding, defending, defrauding, defunding, degrading, deluding, demanding, denuding, depending, deriding, descending, disbanding, discarding, disregarding, dividing, downgrading, downloading, dreading, eluding, encoding, ending, eroding, evading, exceeding, excluding, expanding, expending, exploding, expounding, extending, extruding, fading, featherbedding, feeding, fending, feuding, finding, flooding, forbidding, foreboding, forwarding, founding, freestanding, funding, gadding, girding, Gladding, gliding, goading, Godding, grading, grandstanding, grinding, grounding, guarding, guiding, handing, heading, heeding, herding, hiding, hoarding, hounding, impeding, impending, imploding, inbreeding, including, intending, interceding, intruding, invading, joyriding, kidding, kneading, lading, landing, lauding, leading, lending, loading, longstanding, madding, marauding, masquerading, masterminding, mending, minding, misleading, misreading, misspending, misunderstanding, needing, nodding, nonbinding, notwithstanding, offending, outbidding, outspending, outstanding, overcrowding, overextending, overfunding, overloading, overriding, overspending, padding, parading, pending, persuading, pervading, pleading, plodding, portending, pounding, preceding, precluding, presiding, pretending, proceeding, prodding, proofreading, protruding, providing, pudding, punctuating, raiding, railroading, reading, rebounding, receding, recommending, recording, Redding, Reding, refunding, regarding, relending, reminding, rending, rereading, rescinding, residing, resounding, responding, retarding, retreading, rewarding, ridding, riding, rodding, rounding, safeguarding, sanding, seceding, seeding, sending, serenading, shading, shedding, shepherding, shredding, shrouding, siding, skateboarding, skidding, sledding, sliding, sounding, spearheading, speeding, spellbinding, spending, spreading, stampeding, standing, stranding, striding, subsiding, succeeding, superseding, surrounding, suspending, tending, threading, tiding, trading, transcending, treading, trending, unbending, underfunding, understanding, unending, unloading, unwinding, upgrading, upstanding, vending, voiding, wading, warding, wedding, weeding, wending, winding, withstanding, Wooding, wording, wounding. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "d-g-h-i-l-n-o" | |
-1 letter: doling, holing. | |
-2 letters: dingo, doing, indol, lingo, ohing. | |
-3 letters: ding, diol, dong, gild, gold, hind, hold, hong, idol, lido, ling, lino, lion, loin, long, nigh, nodi, noil. | |
-4 letters: dig, din, dog, dol, don, ghi, gid, gin, god, hid, hin, hod, hog, hon, ion, lid, lin, log, nil, nod, nog, noh, oil, old. | |
-5 letters: do, go. | |
| Words containing the letters "d-g-h-i-l-n-o" | |
+1 letter: holdings, hondling. | |
+2 letters: beholding, goldfinch, inholding, upholding. | |
+3 letters: fingerhold, holidaying, inholdings, longhaired. | |
+4 letters: clodhopping, demolishing, depolishing, diphthongal, downrightly, fingerholds, godchildren, goldfinches, handholding, hydrolyzing, landholding, longsighted, moonlighted, overholding, pigeonholed, roadholding, shouldering, withholding. | |
+5 letters: anthologized, chalcogenide, doughnutlike, handholdings, hydroplaning, landholdings, overhandling, roadholdings, slaveholding, smallholding. | |
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