Found 2 items, similar to Harboring.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: harbor
harbor
n 1: a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo
[syn:
seaport,
haven,
harbour]
2: a place of refuge and comfort and security [syn:
harbour]
harbor
v 1: maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings);
“bear a grudge”;
“entertain interesting notions”;
“harbor a resentment”
[syn:
harbour,
hold,
entertain,
nurse]
2: secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals) [syn:
harbour]
3: keep in one's possession; of animals [syn:
harbour]
4: hold back a thought or feeling about;
“She is harboring a
grudge against him” [syn:
harbour,
shield]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Harboring
Harbor
\Har"bor\ (h[aum]r"b[~e]r), v. t. [Written also
harbour.] [imp. & p. p.
Harbored (-b[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb.
n.
Harboring.] [OE. herberen, herberwen, herbergen; cf.
Icel. herbergja. See
Harbor, n.]
To afford lodging to; to entertain as a guest; to shelter; to
receive; to give a refuge to; to indulge or cherish (a
thought or feeling, esp. an ill thought); as, to harbor a
grudge.
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Any place that harbors men. --Shak.
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The bare suspicion made it treason to harbor the person
suspected. --Bp. Burnet.
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Let not your gentle breast harbor one thought of
outrage. --Rowe.
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