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HOLDING DEVICE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A device for holding something
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("holding device" is a kind of...):
device (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "holding device"):
chuck (a holding device consisting of adjustable jaws that center a workpiece in a lathe or center a tool in a drill)
clamp; clinch (a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together)
holder (a holding device)
jaw (holding device consisting of one or both of the opposing parts of a tool that close to hold an object)
cobbler's last; last; shoemaker's last (holding device shaped like a human foot that is used to fashion or repair shoes)
pullback; tieback (a device (as a decorative loop of cord or fabric) for holding or drawing something back)
spike; spindle (any holding device consisting of a rigid, sharp-pointed object)
bench vise; vise (a holding device attached to a workbench; has two jaws to hold workpiece firmly in place)
