Meaning

2 senses
  1. A large bag for carrying belongings while travelling.

    Reisetasche, Sporttasche

    портпле́дportpléd, вещмешо́кveščmešók

  2. (figuratively)A book or similar printed work containing a wide variety of information.

More definitions
  • a capacious bag or basket

Examples

1 sentences
  1. Tom opened his holdall.

    deTom öffnete seine Reisetasche. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
large bag:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
large bag:

Origin

Univerbation of hold + all.

Univerbation of hold + all.

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Forms

plural: holdalls
Singularholdall
Pluralholdalls

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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