Holdout
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈhoʊldˌaʊt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Holdout is a noun meaning (card games) A device for cheating at card games by covertly holding a card out of play until it is wanted.
Meaning
(card games) A device for cheating at card games by covertly holding a card out of play until it is wanted.
More Meanings
- One who refuses to give consent to an agreement in the hope of an improved offer; one who holds out; one who clings to a cause that has been mostly abandoned.
Example Sentences
If Facebook chooses to remain a holdout, it will not be as the head of a countercoalition but as a cranky recluse.
He is probably working a vest or sleeve hold-out. Some clumsy or audacious sharpers will go so far as to hold out cards in their lap, or stick them in a "bug" under the table.
One of Otto’s first moves after Viserys’ death is to make the lords and ladies of the Red Keep bend the knee to Aegon. The two holdouts are swiftly carted away by the guards, while the third, Rhaenyra’s faithful Lord Caswell (Paul Hickey), reluctantly kneels.
Word Forms
- holdouts
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include dissidents, followers, opponents, opposers, pockets, remainders.
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