Look up: holding

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   Holding
   Holding is a township in Stearns County Minnesota, USA
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   Holding
   Holding is Black-American slang for 'possession of illegal drugs'
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   Holding
   When a parachute is flying directly into the ambient wind, it is said holding. See running and crabbing
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   holding
   [adj] - designed for (usually temporary) retention
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   Holding
   Maintaining full draw whilst aiming.
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   holding
   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 Category: agriculture, fisheries, forestry - food processing industries • application or removal of heat as compensation for heat loss or heat gain Category: Iron and steel industri...
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   Holding
   Hold'ing noun 1. The act or state of sustaining, grasping, or retaining. 2. A tenure; a farm or other estate held of another. 3. That which holds, binds, or influences. Burke. 4. The burden or chorus of a song. [ Obsolete] Shak. Holding note (Mus.) , a note sustained in one part, while the other parts move.
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   Holding
   The `holding` is a court's determination of a matter of law based on the issue presented in the particular case. In other words: under `this` law, with `these` facts, `this` result. See Ratio decidendi.
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   Holding
   • (n.) The burden or chorus of a song. • (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hold • (n.) A tenure; a farm or other estate held of another. • (n.) The act or state of sustaining, grasping, or retaining. • (n.) That which holds, binds, or influences.
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    holding
    a foul where a player impedes the movement of an opponent by grasping or hooking any part of his body or uniform; punishable by a penalty — 10 yards if against the offense, 5 yards (10 yards in college) plus a first down if against the defense.
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    holding
    
    1. the act of keeping in your possession
    2. something owned; any tangible possession that is owned by someone
    3. organize or be responsible for
    4. keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g.
    5. have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices
    6. have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
    7. keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view
    8. remain in a certain state, po...
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       holding
       a minor penalty which occurs when a player grabs and holds onto an opponent (or his stick) with his hands or arms to impede the opponent’s progress.
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        holding
        maintaining storage elements at an equilibrium potential by electron bombardment
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        holding
        heat treatment consisting in keeping a charge in suitable temperature for a time necessary to equalize its temperature
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        holding
        there are two kinds of holding: offensive holding, illegally blocking a player from the opposing team by grabbing and holding his uniform or body; and defensive holding, called against defensive players who impede receivers who are more than 5 yards from the line of scrimmage, but who are not actively making an attempt to catch the ball (if the defensive player were to impede an offensive player i...
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