HOLDING

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holding substantiv

1. parcelă, lot (de pământ), teren, pământ (de obicei luat în arendă); proprietate, gospodărie.

2. posesiune, deţinere (de bunuri, acţiuni, titluri).

Instinctively I moved forward with a protective impulse, holding the Crucifix and Wafer in my left hand.

(Dracula, de Bram Stoker)

So Dorothy went first, holding Toto in her arms, the Tin Woodman followed, and the Scarecrow came next.

(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, de L. Frank Baum)

“What can I do?” returned the little woman, standing up, and holding out her arms to show herself.

(David Copperfield, de Charles Dickens)

“You’ve seen the paper, Mr. Holmes?” he asked, holding one out to us.

(His Last Bow, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“Mr. Silver, sir?” I asked, holding out the note.

(Treasure Island, de Robert Louis Stevenson)

“And I like the look of you, and wish you well,” said Belcher, holding out his hand.

(Rodney Stone, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

A type of lined can for holding a drug product.

(Lined Canister, Food and Drug Administration)

"Sit up!" said she; "don't annoy me with holding the clothes fast. Are you Jane Eyre?"

(Jane Eyre, de Charlotte Brontë)

"I don't think!" said Lord Roxton, holding the paper to the light.

(The Lost World, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

He could be no judge, however, of the evil he was holding cheap.

(Emma, de Jane Austen)