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Noun hold out has 3 senses
- holdout - a negotiator who hopes to gain concessions by refusing to come to terms; "their star pitcher was a holdout for six weeks"
--1 is a kind of negotiator, negotiant, treater
- holdout - a refusal by a negotiator to come to terms in the hope of obtaining a better deal
--2 is a kind of bargaining
- holdout - the act of hiding playing cards in a gambling game so they are available for personal use later
--3 is a kind of swindle, cheat, rig
Verb hold out has 5 senses
- exsert, stretch out, put out, extend, hold out, stretch forth - thrust or extend out; "He held out his hand"; "point a finger"; "extend a hand"; "the bee exserted its sting"
--1 is one way to gesticulate, gesture, motion
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- resist, hold out, withstand, stand firm - stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
--2 is one way to fight, oppose, fight back, fight down, defend
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
- wear, hold out, endure - last and be usable; "This dress wore well for almost ten years"
--3 is one way to last, endure
Sample sentence:
The sheets didn't hold out
- hold out - wait uncompromisingly for something desirable; "He held out for the dessert and did not touch the cheeses"
--4 is one way to wait, hold off, hold back
Sample sentence:
They hold out a long time
- survive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out - continue to live; endure or last; "We went without water and food for 3 days"; "These superstitions survive in the backwaters of America"; "The racecar driver lived through several very serious accidents"
Sample sentence:
The business is going to hold out
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