[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

retain \retain"\ r-et=an", v. t. imp.  p. p.
   retained r-et=and"; p. pr.  vb. n. retaining.
   f. retainir, l. retinere; pref. re- re- + tenere to hold,
   keep. see tenable, and cf. rein of a bridle, retention,
   retinue.
   1. to continue to hold; to keep in possession; not to lose,
      part with, or dismiss; to restrain from departure, escape,
      or the like. "thy shape invisible retain." --shak.
      1913 webster

            be obedient, and retain
            unalterably firm his love entire.     --milton.
      1913 webster

            an executor may retain a debt due to him from the
            testator.                             --blackstone.
      1913 webster

   2. to keep in pay; to employ by a preliminary fee paid; to
      hire; to engage; as, to retain a counselor.
      1913 webster

            a benedictine convent has now retained the most
            learned father of their order to write in its
            defense.                              --addison.
      1913 webster

   3. to restrain; to prevent. obs. --sir w. temple.
      1913 webster

   retaining wall arch.  engin., a wall built to keep any
      movable backing, or a bank of sand or earth, in its place;
      -- called also retain wall.
      1913 webster

   syn: to keep; hold; restrain. see keep.
        1913 webster
see also:
retained retaining tenable rein retention retinue 
retaining wall retain wall keep 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

retaining
     adj : designed for usually temporary retention; "a holding pen";
           "a retaining wall" syn: holding
see also:
holding 

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