nnoun.persona negotiator who hopes to gain concessions by refusing to come to termsExamples:- their star pitcher was a holdout for six weeks
Derivationally Related Form:hold out
Hypernyms:negotiant negotiator treater
Inherited Hypernyms:holdoutnegotiatorcommunicatorpersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:holdoutnegotiatorcommunicatorpersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.communicationa refusal by a negotiator to come to terms in the hope of obtaining a better dealDerivationally Related Form:hold out
Hypernyms:bargaining
Inherited Hypernyms:holdoutbargainingnegotiationdiscussionspeechauditory communicationcommunicationabstractionentity
nnoun.actthe act of hiding playing cards in a gambling game so they are available for personal use laterHypernyms:cheat rig swindle
Inherited Hypernyms:holdoutswindlefraudcrimeoffensetransgressionwrongdoingactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity