holdout
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a negotiator who hopes to gain concessions by refusing to come to terms
their star pitcher was a holdout for six weeks
Types & categories
- negotiator hypernym
Related & opposite
- stand firm derivation
- hold out derivation
Sense 2 noun
a refusal by a negotiator to come to terms in the hope of obtaining a better deal
Types & categories
- bargaining hypernym
Related & opposite
- stand firm derivation
- hold out derivation
Sense 3 noun
the act of hiding playing cards in a gambling game so they are available for personal use later
Types & categories
- swindle hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | stand firm |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | hold out |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | negotiator |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | stand firm |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | hold out |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | bargaining |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | swindle |