Holding
Holding noun - A decision made by a court or tribunal regarding a case it has heard.
Plot and holding are semantically related. in property held topic. In some cases you can use "Plot" instead a noun "Holding".
Plot
Plot noun - A secret plan for accomplishing evil or unlawful ends.
Both words in one sentence
- JAG: In "Into the Breech," the A-plot is some navy cadets are holding a mock trial for a sailor who was badly hazed and involved in a Love Triangle with one of his bullies; the B-plot is the same, except it's between the cadets holding the mock trial.
Source: Plot Parallel -
She spends a few chapters holding the Distress Ball after Higa kidnaps her as part of a And Now You Must Marry Me plot and forces Shiina to work for him.
Source: Damsel out of Distress - Most of the points in the game where Stupidity Is the Only Option to advance the plot take place when — again, literally — the player is holding him.
Source: Idiot Ball / Video Games
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