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cheat vs holdout

holdout vs cheat

cheat and holdout both are nouns.

cheat is a verb but holdout is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cheat Yes No Yes No
holdout Yes No No No
As nouns, holdout is a hyponym of cheat; that is, holdout is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cheat:
  • cheat: the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
  • holdout: the act of hiding playing cards in a gambling game so they are available for personal use later
Other hyponyms of cheat include cozenage, scam, bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con, con game, confidence game, confidence trick, flimflam, hustle, sting, gip, gyp, pyramiding, swiz, shell game, thimblerig.
cheat (noun) holdout (noun)
a deception for profit to yourself the act of hiding playing cards in a gambling game so they are available for personal use later
the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme a refusal by a negotiator to come to terms in the hope of obtaining a better deal
someone who leads you to believe something that is not true a negotiator who hopes to gain concessions by refusing to come to terms
weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous
weedy annual native to Europe but widely distributed as a weed especially in wheat
cheat (verb) holdout (verb)
defeat someone through trickery or deceit
deprive somebody of something by deceit
engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud
be sexually unfaithful to one's partner in marriage
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