"hole card" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: hole cards [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} hole card (plural hole cards)
  1. (poker, chiefly in the plural) A playing card, dealt face down, that the holder need not reveal until the showdown Tags: in-plural Categories (topical): Poker Derived forms: hole carding Related terms: ace in the hole, community card
    Sense id: en-hole_card-en-noun-~2rroNbb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Topics: card-games, poker
  2. (by extension) Something held in reserve, or concealed, until it is useful Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-hole_card-en-noun-Se~IQloe Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for hole card meaning in English (1.7kB)

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