holdout
English
noun
Definitions
- One who refuses to give consent to an agreement in the hope of an improved offer; one who hold 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.
Etymology
Compound from English hold (game won by the server, hold an opinion, deem) + English out (surpassing, beyond, outward, away from).
Origin
English
out
Gloss
surpassing, beyond, outward, away from
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ahold English
- all-out English
- anchorhold English
- bailout English
- bear out English
- behold English
- blow out English
- boxout English
- breathhold English
- brownout English
- buildout English
- but English
- callout English
- campout English
- carveout English
- cashout English
- changeout English
- chimpout English
- chokehold English
- commonhold English
- cookout English
- copyhold English
- cut-out English
- dropout English
- dustout English
- earnout English
- fadeout English
- fallout English
- fanout English
- fiefhold English
- fingerhold English
- flunkout English
- flyout English
- foldout English
- foothold English
- forceout English
- forehold English
- forhold English
- freakout English
- freezeout English
- geekout English
- greenout English
- handhold English
- handout English
- hangout English
- haulout English
- hereout English
- hideout English
- hold English
- holdable English
- holdase English
- holdback English
- holder English
- holdest English
- holdeth English
- holdfast English
- holdless English
- holdoff English
- household English
- ice-out English
- inhold English
- jumpout English
- kludge out English
- landhold English
- lay out English
- layout English
- lead-out English
- leasehold English
- leghold English
- lifehold English
- light out English
- loadout English
- lockout English
- mailout English
- mini-hold English
- mishold English
- missout English
- moveout English
- offhold English
- onhold English
- opt out English
- opt-out English
- out English
- outage English
- outback English
- outbounds English
- outbowed English
- outbreeder English
- outbuilding English
- outbye English
- outclearing English
- outcome English
- outcourt English
- outdated English
- outdiffuse English
- outfeed English
- outfit English
- outform English
- outgate English
- outgrade English
- outguard English
- outhold English
- outhole English
- outie English
- outlane English
- outlet English
- outline English
- outlink English
- outmost English
- outpart English
- output English
- outright English
- outseam English
- outsentry English
- outsettler English
- outside English
- outspan English
- outstable English
- outthink English
- outvoter English
- outward English
- outway English
- outwicking English
- outwith English
- outy English
- overhold English
- payout English
- peelout English
- pigout English
- pinhold English
- pinout English
- pitchout English
- playout English
- popout English
- printout English
- punt-out English
- pushout English
- putout English
- rainout English
- readout English
- redout English
- resthold English
- roothold English
- rubout English
- runout English
- scaleout English
- screenout English
- sellout English
- setout English
- shakeout English
- shorthold English
- sickout English
- signout English
- sitout English
- slideout English
- snowout English
- speakout English
- spellout English
- spinout English
- splashout English
- stakeout English
- stokehold English
- stranglehold English
- stronghold English
- swingout English
- switchout English
- thereout English
- thought-out English
- throttlehold English
- throughout English
- throw out English
- tie-out English
- time-out English
- timeout English
- toehold English
- turn out English
- turnout English
- underhold English
- unhold English
- uphold English
- utmost English
- walkout English
- wash out English
- wearout English
- whereout English
- whiteout English
- whore out English
- wideout English
- windhold English
- withhold English
- without English
- workout English
- Outing German
- out German
- アウト Japanese
- aut Polish
- holden Middle English
- out Middle English
- aut Serbo-Croatian
- आउट Hindi
- out Chinese
- 아웃 Korean
- holim Tok Pisin
- out
- but
- hold
- outy
- ahold
- outie
- redout
- holder
- uphold
- utmost
- setout
- outage
- outfit
- unhold
- rubout
- flyout
- pinout
- payout
- outbye
- outlet
- pigout
- outway
- runout
- layout
- inhold
- putout
- popout
- sitout
- fanout
- behold
- boxout
- output
- onhold
- playout
- sickout
- cookout
- hereout
- campout
- lay out
- mailout
- outside
- wideout
- forhold
- tie-out
- opt-out
- spinout
- offhold
- outspan
- hangout
- bailout
- pinhold
- dustout
- all-out
- callout
- holdase
- mishold
- outform
- sellout
- wearout
- geekout
- lockout
- turnout
- outward
- timeout
- dropout
- outhold
- readout
- jumpout
- workout
- handout
- outlane
- ice-out
- signout
- holdeth
- outhole
- toehold
- outgate
- walkout
- earnout
- cashout
- rainout
- peelout
- moveout
- haulout
- outseam
- opt out
- fadeout
- missout
- fallout
- outlink
- cut-out
- pushout
- outfeed
- holdoff
- foldout
- leghold
- outcome
- loadout
- holdest
- outwith
- outline
- outback
- without
- hideout
- outpart
- outmost
- snowout
- blow out
- freakout
- wash out
- outright
- time-out
- whiteout
- handhold
- slideout
- holdable
- flunkout
- outdated
- holdless
- lifehold
- copyhold
- stakeout
- brownout
- thereout
- printout
- speakout
- lead-out
- turn out
- outthink
- landhold
- spellout
- shakeout
- forceout
- greenout
- holdfast
- resthold
- chimpout
- pitchout
- overhold
- buildout
- whereout
- bear out
- forehold
- punt-out
- carveout
- outguard
- scaleout
- roothold
- outvoter
- foothold
- outgrade
- outbowed
- windhold
- withhold
- outcourt
- fiefhold
- holdback
- swingout
- whore out
- freezeout
- shorthold
- mini-hold
- screenout
- outsentry
- household
- underhold
- chokehold
- outbounds
- changeout
- stokehold
- leasehold
- light out
- outstable
- switchout
- splashout
- throw out
- outsettler
- commonhold
- throughout
- fingerhold
- kludge out
- stronghold
- anchorhold
- outdiffuse
- outwicking
- outbreeder
- breathhold
- outbuilding
- outclearing
- thought-out
- stranglehold
- throttlehold