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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, dispute [archaic]
    
3. Last and be usable
   "This dress held out well for almost ten years";
   - wear, endure
    
4. Wait uncompromisingly for something desirable
   "He held out for the dessert and did not touch the cheeses"
    
5. Continue to live and avoid dying
   "These superstitions hold out in the backwaters of America";
   - survive, last, live, live on, go, endure, hold up

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

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

Encyclopedia: Holdout