holdout vs cheat

cheat vs holdout

holdout and cheat both are nouns.

holdout is not a verb while cheat is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
holdout	Yes	No	No	No
cheat	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, cheat is a hypernym of holdout; that is, cheat is a word with a broader meaning than holdout:

holdout: the act of hiding playing cards in a gambling game so they are available for personal use later
cheat: the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme

Other hypernyms of holdout include fraud, rig, swindle.

holdout (noun)	cheat (noun)
the act of hiding playing cards in a gambling game so they are available for personal use later	a deception for profit to yourself
a refusal by a negotiator to come to terms in the hope of obtaining a better deal	the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
a negotiator who hopes to gain concessions by refusing to come to terms	someone who leads you to believe something that is not true
	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

holdout (verb)	cheat (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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