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holdall

/ˈhəʊldɔːl/US/ˈhoʊldɔːl/

holdall noun: a large bag for carrying belongings while travelling.

holdall: a large bag for carrying belongings while travelling
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Noun

holdall (plural holdalls)

  1. A large bag for carrying belongings while travelling.
    • She could see something pointy—a high-heeled shoe, probably—pressing against the leather of her Gola holdall.2022, Liam McIlvanney, The Heretic, page 279
  2. (figuratively) A book or similar printed work containing a wide variety of information.

holdall meaning in Tamil and Kannada

holdall in Tamil

செலவுப் படுக்கை

holdall in Kannada

ಅಡಕುಚೀಲ, ಸರ್ವಗ್ರಾಹಿ

Synonyms of holdall

Forms of holdall

pluralholdalls

Origin of holdall

Univerbation of hold + all.

Questions about holdall

What does holdall mean?
Holdall means a large bag for carrying belongings while travelling.
What is holdall in Tamil?
Holdall in Tamil is செலவுப் படுக்கை. See Holdall meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is holdall?
Holdall is a noun.
How do you pronounce holdall?
Holdall is pronounced /ˈhəʊldɔːl/ (UK).
What is the plural of holdall?
The plural of holdall is holdalls.

Words near holdall in the dictionary

  1. hold-up squads
  2. hold-upper
  3. hold-uppers
  4. hold-ups
  5. holdable
  6. holdall
  7. holdalls
  8. holdase
  9. holdases
  10. Holdaway
  11. holdawayite

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Adapted from Wiktionary: holdall (page history and authors); holdall (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); holdall (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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