Check and Holding

Check

Check noun - The amount owed at a bar or restaurant or the slip of paper stating the amount.

Holding is a synonym for check. In some cases you can use "Holding" instead a noun "Check".

Holding

Holding noun - A decision made by a court or tribunal regarding a case it has heard.

Check is a synonym for holding. Sometimes you can use "Check" instead the word "Holding" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: hold, holder, holdout, holdback

Both words in one sentence

  • Literature / Storm Front Worse still, she could easily have had an EMT check him over at the police station, which has holding cells and so must have medical staff on call to check on prisoners' health.
  • Discworld / Making Money Idiot Ball: Moist calls himself on holding it because he did not check out the vault on day one with a lawyer, an (al)chemist and a guard to check on the status of the gold.
  • Cosmic Horror Story In the ending of Shadow of Chernobyl, you end up destroying the last thing holding the Zone's power in check; the Zone is rapidly expanding and there's no way to stop it.
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