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hold·all

 (hōld′ôl′)
n.
A container for holding or carrying miscellaneous items, especially a traveling case or bag.
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holdall

(ˈhəʊldˌɔːl)
n
Brit a large strong bag with handles. Usual US and Canadian name: carryall
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hold•all

(ˈhoʊldˌɔl)

n.
a container for odds and ends.
[1850–55]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.holdall - a capacious bag or basketholdall - a capacious bag or basket    
carryall, tote, tote bag
bag - a flexible container with a single opening; "he stuffed his laundry into a large bag"
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Translations
cestovní taška
rejsetaske
matkakassi
putna torba
大型の旅行かばん
큰 가방
rymlig bag
กระเป๋าเดินทางที่พับเก็บได้
hộp đựng dụng cụ

holdall

[ˈhəʊldɔːl] N (Brit) → bolsa f de viaje
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

holdall

[ˈhəʊldɔːl] n (British) (= bag) → fourre-tout m inv
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

holdall

n → Reisetasche f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

holdall

[ˈhəuldˌɔːl] n (Brit) → sacca or borsa da viaggio, borsone m
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

holdall

→ جِرَاب cestovní taška rejsetaske Reisetasche ταξιδιωτικός σάκος bolsa de viaje matkakassi sac fourre-tout putna torba sacca da viaggio 大型の旅行かばん 큰 가방 reistas reiseveske torba podręczna mala de viagem портплед rymlig bag กระเป๋าเดินทางที่พับเก็บได้ sırt çantası hộp đựng dụng cụ 手提袋
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The brown bunny was discovered in the town's railway station car park on Saturday morning Rabbit food had been left inside the holdall as well as a distinctive pink handbag.
Rabbit found dumped in bag
The body of the 31-year-old was discovered locked in a holdall in the Pimlico area of London last month.
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A PROLIFIC burglar was busted smashing a car window to steal a holdall the day after he was released from prison.
Burglar jailed for 18 months for crime spree
The strap found at the scene is thought to be from a dark coloured sports holdall used to carry stolen cash.
Could this strap solve robbery? Holdall clue to machete raid
The man was then tied up while the pair escaped with a holdall containing the cash.
Barman tied up in theft
IT'S the mystery of the Queen's cousin, his leather holdall, the stash of drugs...and the court case that never happened.
MYSTERY OF QUEEN'S COUSIN AND COCAINE DISCOVERED IN HIS BAG; EXCLUSIVE: SECRET OF ROYAL PLAYBOY LICHFIELD'S DRUGS CHARGE
During the charade, which lasted more than a month, he bought a blonde wig and travelled to Cleethorpes in Lincolnshire where he left the holdall in the left luggage office.
Husband who posed as dead wife jailed for life
The third criminal put two four-packs of Carling lager and two bottles of Paul Masson wine into a large orange holdall before they fled.
Robbers steal lager and wine during terrifying armed raid
Reports yesterday suggested Sir John Sawers, chief of the Secret Intelligence Service, held a secret meeting with Sir Paul Stephenson, then commissioner of the Met, hours after Mr Williams' body was found in a locked holdall in his flat in Pimlico, London, in August, 2010.
MI6 keeps lid on 'spy in bag' case
Summary: A woman's body has been found in a large holdall bag in Dublin in the Republic of Ireland.
Woman's body found in holdall
But in the porch leading to the back door they found a black holdall containing 17 one-ounce bags of amphetamine worth pounds 4,490.
HUSBAND LOCKED UP; Nine months for keeping hold of drug

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