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hold·ing [ˈhəʊldɪŋ] N

1. holding (tenure):

holding
zakup m
holding
posest f

2. holding FIN:

holding
delež m
holding company
holding company

I . hold [həʊld] N

2. hold SPORTS:

5. hold (control):

8. hold:

hold NAUT, AVIAT

hold against VB trans to hold sth against sb

hold forth VB intr to hold forth [about sth]

I . hold off VB trans

1. hold MIL:

odbijati [perf odbiti]

2. hold (postpone):

hold on VB intr

1. hold (affix, attach):

2. hold (manage to keep going):

3. hold (wait):

hold on!
hold on!

hold onto VB trans

1. hold (grasp):

2. hold (keep):

II . hold out VB intr

1. hold (manage to resist):

2. hold (refuse to give information):

hold over VB trans

1. hold (defer):

2. hold Am (extend):

hold together VB intr, trans

II . hold up N (violent robbery)

hold with VB trans to hold with sth

ˈhold-up N

1. hold-up (crime):

2. hold-up (delay):

zastoj m

Usage examples with holding

holding company
would you mind holding this for me?

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
The steering is light and lacking in precision, but its road-holding proved to be surefooted.
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After her diatribe dies down, the narrator drops to his knees before her, holding the hem of her dress.
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He's holding the same newspaper, but in the meantime he's worked his way up to an important managerial position in a large company.
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She was portrayed as a young woman with a joyous air, crowned with ivy, wearing boots and holding a comic mask in her hand.
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Many felt disenfranchised by what they saw as a bureaucratic system that favored the land-holding class able to afford the best education.
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Red haired, wearing a lab coat and science goggles, is normally pictured holding and staring at a test tube.
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This meant that the longitudinal tension of the snare wires could be adjusted independently of the vertical force holding the snares against the bottom head.
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On the ground floor on each side of the staircase are display cabinets holding the city's silver.
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On top of this, the lead times for approvals and the holding costs associated with that are not inconsiderable either.
www.propertyobserver.com.au
This can be used to track down what is holding a file open and preventing its use by another program.
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