holdout
(noun) the act of hiding playing cards in a gambling game so they are available for personal use later
holdout
(noun) a refusal by a negotiator to come to terms in the hope of obtaining a better deal
holdout
(noun) a negotiator who hopes to gain concessions by refusing to come to terms; “their star pitcher was a holdout for six weeks”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
holdout (plural holdouts)
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.
(card games) A device for cheating at card games by covertly holding a card out of play until it is wanted.
• outhold
Source: Wiktionary
6 March 2025
(noun) the two innermost layers of the meninges; cerebrospinal fluid circulates between these innermost layers
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
