Meanings
nounholdall (plural holdalls)
plural holdalls
- 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 279Synonyms: carryall, sports bag, gym bag
- figurativelyA book or similar printed work containing a wide variety of information.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA large bag for carrying belongings while travelling.
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Origin
Translations
Dutch sporttas
- sporttaslarge bag
French fourre-tout, fourretout
- fourre-toutlarge bag
- fourretoutlarge bag
German Reisetasche, Sporttasche
- Reisetaschelarge bag
- Sporttaschelarge bag
Hungarian utazótáska, hordtáska
- utazótáskalarge bag
- hordtáskalarge bag
- sporttáskalarge bag
- táskalarge bag
Italian borsone
- borsonelarge bag
Polish torba podręczna
- torba podręcznalarge bag
Russian портпле́д, вещмешо́к
- портпле́д (portpléd)large bag
- вещмешо́к (veščmešók)large bag
Swedish sportväska
- sportväskalarge bag
Cite this entry
APA
holdall. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holdall
MLA
“holdall.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holdall. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “holdall,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holdall.
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