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Holding
- verb - aim, point, or direct; "Hold the fire extinguisher directly on the flames"
- arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance; "reserve me a seat on a flight"; "The agent booked tickets to the show for the whole family"; "please hold a table at Maxim's"
- assert or affirm; "Rousseau's philosophy holds that people are inherently good"
- be capable of holding or containing; "This box won't take all the items"; "The flask holds one gallon"
- be in accord; be in agreement; "We agreed on the terms of the settlement"; "I can't agree with you!"; "I hold with those who say life is sacred"; "Both philosophers concord on this point"
- be pertinent or relevant or applicable; "The same laws apply to you!"; "This theory holds for all irrational numbers"; "The same rules go for everyone"
- be the physical support of; carry the weight of; "The beam holds up the roof"; "He supported me with one hand while I balanced on the beam"; "What's h
Holdout
- noun - a negotiator who hopes to gain concessions by refusing to come to terms; "their star pitcher was a holdout for six weeks"
- a refusal by a negotiator to come to terms in the hope of obtaining a better deal
- the act of hiding playing cards in a gambling game so they are available for personal use later
Holdups
- noun - robbery at gunpoint
- the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time
Hoodcap
- - See Hooded seal, under Hooded.
Hoodies
- unknown - sweat shirts with a hood (slang)
Hooding
- verb - cover with a hood; "The bandits were hooded"
Hoodlum
- noun - an aggressive and violent young criminal
Hoodman
- - The person blindfolded in the game called hoodman-blind.
Hoodoos
- noun - (geology) a column of weathered and unusually shaped rock; "a tall sandstone hoodoo"
- a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers
- a practitioner of voodoo
- Jinx
- something believed to bring bad luck
Hordeic
- - Pertaining to, or derived from, barley; as, hordeic acid, an acid identical or isomeric with lauric acid.