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HOLDOUT
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
Etymology
Noun
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.
Anagrams
• outhold
Source: Wiktionary
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(noun) a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate
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