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hold out
Overview of noun hold-out
The noun holdout has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. holdout -- (a negotiator who hopes to gain concessions by refusing to come to terms; "their star pitcher was a holdout for six weeks")
2. holdout -- (a refusal by a negotiator to come to terms in the hope of obtaining a better deal)
3. holdout -- (the act of hiding playing cards in a gambling game so they are available for personal use later)
Overview of verb hold-out
The verb hold out has 5 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (5) 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")
2. (3) resist, hold out, withstand, stand firm -- (stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something)
3. (2) wear, hold out, endure -- (last and be usable; "This dress wore well for almost ten years")
4. (1) hold out -- (wait uncompromisingly for something desirable; "He held out for the dessert and did not touch the cheeses")
5. 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 race car driver lived through several very serious accidents"; "how long can a person last without food and water?")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun hold-out
3 senses of holdout
Sense 1
holdout
=> negotiator, negotiant, treater
=> communicator
=> person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
=> organism, being
=> living thing, animate thing
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
=> causal agent, cause, causal agency
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 2
holdout
=> bargaining
=> negotiation, dialogue, talks
=> discussion, give-and-take, word
=> speech, speech communication, spoken communication, spoken language, language, voice communication, oral communication
=> auditory communication
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 3
holdout
=> swindle, cheat, rig
=> fraud
=> crime, law-breaking
=> transgression, evildoing
=> wrongdoing, wrongful conduct, misconduct, actus reus
=> activity
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun hold-out
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun hold-out
3 senses of holdout
Sense 1
holdout
=> negotiator, negotiant, treater
Sense 2
holdout
=> bargaining
Sense 3
holdout
=> swindle, cheat, rig
Antonyms of noun hold-out
Member Holonyms of noun hold-out
Substance Holonyms of noun hold-out
Part Holonyms of noun hold-out
Member Meronyms of noun hold-out
Substance Meronyms of noun hold-out
Part Meronyms of noun hold-out
Meronyms of noun hold-out
Holonyms of noun hold-out
Attributes of noun hold-out
Derived Forms of noun hold-out
2 of 3 senses of holdout
Sense 1
holdout
RELATED TO>(verb) hold out#2
=> resist, hold out, withstand, stand firm
RELATED TO>(verb) hold out#4
=> hold out
Sense 2
holdout
RELATED TO>(verb) hold out#2
=> resist, hold out, withstand, stand firm
RELATED TO>(verb) hold out#4
=> hold out
Domain of noun hold-out
Domain Terms of noun hold-out
Familiarity of noun hold-out
holdout used as a noun is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun hold-out
3 senses of holdout
Sense 1
holdout
> negotiator, negotiant, treater
=> mediator, go-between, intermediator, intermediary, intercessor
=> bargainer
=> compromiser
=> holdout
=> negotiatress, negotiatrix
=> representative
=> settler
Sense 2
holdout
> bargaining
=> plea bargain, plea bargaining
=> haggle, haggling, wrangle, wrangling
=> holdout
Sense 3
holdout
> swindle, cheat, rig
=> scam, cozenage
=> bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con, confidence trick, confidence game, con game, gyp, hustle, sting, flimflam
=> pyramiding
=> holdout
=> swiz
=> shell game, thimblerig
Meronyms of noun hold-out
3 senses of holdout
Sense 1
holdout
=> negotiator, negotiant, treater
=> communicator
=> person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul
HAS PART: personality
HAS PART: trait
HAS PART: character, fiber, fibre
HAS PART: thoughtfulness
HAS PART: responsibility, responsibleness
HAS PART: integrity
HAS PART: nature
HAS PART: human body, physical body, material body, soma, build, figure, physique, anatomy, shape, bod, chassis, frame, form, flesh
=> organism, being
HAS SUBSTANCE: tissue
HAS PART: cell
HAS PART: cell membrane, cytomembrane, plasma membrane
HAS PART: energid, protoplast
HAS PART: cytoplasm, cytol
HAS PART: cytoskeleton
HAS PART: microsome
HAS PART: Golgi body, Golgi apparatus, Golgi complex, dictyosome
HAS PART: nucleus, cell nucleus, karyon
HAS PART: nucleolus, nucleole
HAS PART: chromatin, chromatin granule
HAS PART: achromatin
HAS PART: linin
HAS PART: chromosome
HAS PART: nucleolus organizer, nucleolus organiser, nucleolar organizer, nucleolar organiser
HAS PART: gene, cistron, factor
HAS PART: chromatid
HAS PART: centromere, kinetochore
HAS PART: telomere
HAS PART: organelle, cell organelle, cell organ
HAS PART: vacuole
HAS PART: body part
HAS PART: corpus
Holonyms of noun hold-out
Antonyms of verb hold-out
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb hold-out
5 senses of hold out
Sense 1
exsert, stretch out, put out, extend, hold out, stretch forth
=> gesticulate, gesture, motion
=> communicate, intercommunicate
=> interact
=> act, move
Sense 2
resist, hold out, withstand, stand firm
=> fight, oppose, fight back, fight down, defend
=> contend, fight, struggle
Sense 3
wear, hold out, endure
=> last, endure
=> measure
=> be
Sense 4
hold out
=> wait, hold off, hold back
=> act, move
Sense 5
survive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb hold-out
3 of 5 senses of hold out
Sense 1
exsert, stretch out, put out, extend, hold out, stretch forth
=> hyperextend
Sense 2
resist, hold out, withstand, stand firm
=> stand out
=> stand up
=> outbrave
=> hold off
=> stand, remain firm
=> defy, withstand, hold, hold up
Sense 5
survive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out
=> stand up, hold up, hold water
=> perennate
=> live out
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb hold-out
5 senses of hold out
Sense 1
exsert, stretch out, put out, extend, hold out, stretch forth
=> gesticulate, gesture, motion
Sense 2
resist, hold out, withstand, stand firm
=> fight, oppose, fight back, fight down, defend
Sense 3
wear, hold out, endure
=> last, endure
Sense 4
hold out
=> wait, hold off, hold back
Sense 5
survive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out
'Cause To' of verb hold-out
Derived Forms of verb hold-out
2 of 5 senses of hold out
Sense 2
resist, hold out, withstand, stand firm
RELATED TO>(noun) holdout#1
=> holdout
RELATED TO>(noun) holdout#2
=> holdout
Sense 4
hold out
RELATED TO>(noun) holdout#1
=> holdout
RELATED TO>(noun) holdout#2
=> holdout
Domain of verb hold-out
Domain Terms of verb hold-out
Familiarity of verb hold-out
hold out used as a verb is common (polysemy count =5)
Sample Sentences of verb hold-out
5 senses of hold out
Sense 1
exsert, stretch out, put out, extend, hold out, stretch forth
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
resist, hold out, withstand, stand firm
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 3
wear, hold out, endure
EX: The sheets didn't hold out
Sense 4
hold out
EX: They hold out a long time
Sense 5
survive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out
EX: The business is going to hold out
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb hold-out
4 of 5 senses of hold out
Sense 1
exsert, stretch out, put out, extend, hold out, stretch forth
> gesticulate, gesture, motion
=> wink
=> exsert, stretch out, put out, extend, hold out, stretch forth
=> shrug
=> clap, spat
=> applaud, clap, spat, acclaim
=> bless, sign
=> nod
=> cross oneself
=> bow, bow down
=> shake
=> beckon, wave
Sense 2
resist, hold out, withstand, stand firm
> fight, oppose, fight back, fight down, defend
=> recalcitrate
=> resist, stand, fend
=> resist, hold out, withstand, stand firm
=> repel, repulse, fight off, rebuff, drive back
Sense 3
wear, hold out, endure
> last, endure
=> run, run for
=> wear, hold out, endure
=> drag on, drag out
Sense 4
hold out
> wait, hold off, hold back
=> hold out
=> delay
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb hold-out
Sense 1
exsert, stretch out, put out, extend, hold out, stretch forth
=> gesticulate, gesture, motion
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Sense 2
resist, hold out, withstand, stand firm
=> fight, oppose, fight back, fight down, defend
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Sense 3
wear, hold out, endure
=> last, endure
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Sense 4
hold out
=> wait, hold off, hold back
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Sense 5
survive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold up, hold out
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