For Holding we have terms and definitions in 6 topics. The topics are Basketball, Drugs, Football, Hippy, Ice Hockey and Soccer.

Holding (Basketball)

Using the hands to interfere with or limit an opponent's freedom of movement.

Holding (Drugs)

Possessing drugs

Holding (Football)

There are two kinds of holding: offensive holding, illegally blocking a player from the opposing team by grabbing and holding his uniform or body. 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 in the act of catching the ball, that would be the more severe penalty of pass interference

Holding (Hippy)

In possession of something, usually dope. "I'm holding a special lid for you."
Howl:Allen Ginsberg's controversial book of poetry that was declared obscene and banned. Ginsberg won the court case, a landmark for free speech. Ginsberg pioneered a new style of writing and artfully expressed his innermost rage at society's shortcomings. Ginsberg's dramtic reading of this work at coffeehouses in the 50s and 60s enthralled those "angelheaded hipsters" and established his reputation in literary circles.

Holding (Ice Hockey)

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.

Holding (Soccer)

Preventing the movement of a player by obstructing with the hands or grabbing parts of the uniform

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