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Holloway
hold-all /'həʊld-ɔːl/ || also carryall AmE — n a large bag or small case for carrying clothes and articles necessary for travelling
hold-er /'həʊldər/ n [(often in comb.)] 1 a person who possesses or has control of a place, land, money, or titles: The holder of the office of chairman is responsible for arranging meetings. → see also HOLD¹ 2 something which holds or contains the stated thing: a candle holder → see also CIGARETTE HOLDER
hold-ing /'həʊldɪŋ/ n something which one possesses, especially land or SHARES in a company → see also SMALLHOLDING
'holding ,company n a company that holds a controlling number of the SHARES of other companies → compare INVESTMENT COMPANY
hold-o-ver /'həʊld,əʊvər/ n [(from)] especially AmE something that has continued to exist longer than expected → see also HOLD OVER
hold-up /'həʊld-ʌp/ n 1 a delay, e.g. of traffic 2 also stickup infml — an attempt at robbery by threatening people with a gun → see also HOLD UP
hole¹ /həʊl/ n 1 [(in)] a) an empty space inside something solid; CAVITY: The men have dug a hole in the road. b) a space or opening going through something; GAP: There's a hole in my sock. | We squeezed through a hole in the fence. 2 a) (often in comb.) the home of a small animal: a rabbit hole b) infml a small unpleasant living-place: What are you doing living in this hole? 3 infml a position of difficulty; PREDICAMENT: John's resignation puts us in a bit of a hole. 4 [(in)] a fault in reasoning: trying to pick holes in the other side's arguments (=to find the weak points) | Her theory is full of holes. 5 also cup AmE — (in GOLF) a) a hollow place in the ground into which the ball must be hit b) an area of play with such a hole at the far end: an 18-hole golf course | The next hole is 450 yards long. 6 make a hole in infml to use up a large part of: The cost of the repairs had made a big hole in our savings. 7 need something like a hole in the head infml to see something as unwelcome and adding to other problems: I needed another bill like I needed a hole in the head. → see also BLACK HOLE, WATERING HOLE
hole² v 1 [T] to make a hole in: Our ship was holed and began to sink. 2 [I(OUT);T] to hit (the ball) into a HOLE in GOLF
hole up phr v [I+adv/prep] slang to hide as a means of escape: After the bank robbery, the criminals holed up in a disused factory.
'hole-and-,corner adj [A] (of actions) secret or hidden, especially because dishonest; FURTIVE: 'I'm sick of this hole-and-corner relationship!' she shouted.
,hole in 'one n (in GOLF) an act of hitting the ball from the starting place into the hole with only one stroke
,hole in the 'heart n [S] infml a medical condition sometimes found at birth where the two sides of the heart are not properly separated: She has had an operation for (=to cure) a hole in the heart. —hole-in-the-heart adj: a hole-in-the-heart baby
,hole-in-the-'wall n 1 infml BrE for CASH DISPENSER 2 AmE a small business, especially a restaurant, that may not be easy to find
hol-i-day¹ /'hɒlɪdeɪ||'hɑːlɪdeɪ/ || usually vacation AmE — n 1 a time of rest from work, especially a) also public holiday — a day on which there is a general stopping of work: Next Friday is a holiday. | The Fourth of July is a national holiday of the US. b) especially BrE a day or period in which one does not go to work, school etc: According to your contract, you get 25 days' paid holiday a year. | the school holidays c) also holidays pl. — especially BrE a period of free time in which one travels to another place for enjoyment: We're going to Spain for our holiday(s). | a skiing holiday | They have a holiday retreat (=a house etc in a peaceful place, where they spend their holidays) in the mountains. 2 on holiday/on one's holidays having a holiday, especially over a period of time: away on holiday → see also BANK HOLIDAY, BUSMAN'S HOLIDAY and see Feature on page A22
holiday² also vacation AmE — v [I+adv/prep] to spend one's holiday: holidaying in Majorca
Hol-i-day, Bil-lie /'hɒlɪdeɪ||'hɑːr-, 'bɪli/ (1915–59) a US JAZZ and BLUES singer, who was also called 'Lady Day' and is regarded as one of the greatest jazz and blues singers ever. She wrote her life story in a book called Lady Sings the Blues, which was later made into a film.
'holiday ,brochure n a small thin book with a paper cover advertising holidays arranged by a travel company, usually with brightly coloured pictures of places where one can spend holidays: We spent the evening looking at holiday brochures, planning where to go in summer.
'holiday camp n BrE a place, often by the sea, where people can go for their holidays. Holiday camps have buildings where people can sleep, restaurants, bars, and often a FUNFAIR all in the same area. Holidays in holiday camps were very popular in the 1950s and 1960s when many people could not afford to go abroad for their holidays.
'holiday home n a house, flat etc where people, especially a family, go during the holidays: Dozens of Welsh cottages have been bought by English people as holiday homes.
,Holiday 'Inn trademark a type of hotel in the US and in many other countries, which provides rooms at reasonable prices. In the UK, Holiday Inns are more expensive.
hol-i-day-mak-er /'hɒlɪdeɪˌmeɪkər||'hɑːlɪdeɪ-/ also vacationer AmE — n a person who has travelled to another place for a holiday —ing n [U]
,holier-than-'thou adj derog thinking oneself to be morally better than other people; SANCTIMONIOUS
hol-i-ness /'həʊlɪnəs/ n [U] the state or quality of being holy
Holiness, Your also His Holiness a title of respect used when talking to or about the Pope: His Holiness Pope John Paul II
ho-lis-tic /həʊ'lɪstɪk/ adj based on the principle that a whole thing or being is more than just a collection of parts added together: holistic medicine (=which treats the whole person, not just the diseased part) —ally /-kli/ adv
Hol-land /'hɒlənd||'hɑːr-/ the usual English name for the NETHERLANDS
,Holland & 'Barrett trademark a British chain of HEALTH FOOD shops which sells food that is produced without chemicals, which is supposed to be better for your health
,Holland 'Tunnel, the a TUNNEL which goes under the Hudson River to connect Jersey City, New Jersey and the island of Manhattan, New York City
hol-ler /'hɒlər||'hɑːr-/ v [I(at);T] infml, especially AmE to shout out, e.g. to attract attention or because of pain: 'Let go,' he hollered. | Just holler if you need me! —holler n: She let out a holler when she saw me.
Hol-lick, Clive /'hɒlɪk||'hɑːr-, klɪv/ (1945–) a British businessman who is a supporter of the Labour Party. He is chief executive of United News and Media, which owns the Express, Sunday Express, and Daily Star newspapers and the television groups Anglia, HTV, and Meridan. He is officially known as Lord Hollick.
hol-low¹ /'hɒləʊ||'hɑːr-/ adj 1 having an empty space inside: The pillars look solid, but in fact they're hollow. 2 (of parts of the body) lacking flesh so that the skin sinks inwards: hollow cheeks 3 (of sounds) having a ringing sound like the note when an empty container is struck: the hollow sound of a large bell 4 (of feelings, words, events etc) without real meaning or value: the hollow promises of insincere politicians | a hollow victory → see also beat someone hollow (BEAT¹) —ly adv —ness n [U]
hollow² n a space made in the surface of something, especially in the ground
hollow³ v
hollow sthg. ↔ out phr v [T] 1 to make a hollow place in: to hollow out a log 2 to make by doing this: to hollow out a canoe from a log
Hol-lo-way /'hɒləweɪ||'hɑːr-/ 1 an area of North London 2 a prison for women in North London