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1. A negotiator who hopes to gain concessions by refusing to come to terms
   "their star pitcher was a holdout for six weeks"
    
2. A refusal by a negotiator to come to terms in the hope of obtaining a better deal
    
3. The act of hiding playing cards in a gambling game so they are available for personal use later

1. Thrust or extend out
   "He held out his hand"
   - exsert, stretch out, put out, extend, stretch forth
    
2. Stand up or offer resistance to somebody or something
   - resist, withstand, stand firm
    
3. Last and be usable
   - wear, endure
    
4. Wait uncompromisingly for something desirable
   "He held out for the dessert and did not touch the cheeses"
    
5. Continue to live through hardship or adversity
   - survive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold up

Derived forms: holdouts, held out, holds out, holding out

See also: hold

Type of: bargaining, cheat, defend, endure, fight, fight back, fight down, gesticulate, gesture, hold back, hold off, last, motion, negotiant, negotiator, oppose, rig, swindle, treater, wait

Encyclopedia: Holdout