HOLE CARD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does hole card mean? 

• HOLE CARD (noun)
  The noun HOLE CARD has 2 senses:

1. any assets that are concealed until they can be used advantageously

2. (poker) a playing card dealt face down and not revealed until the showdown

  Familiarity information: HOLE CARD used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HOLE CARD (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any assets that are concealed until they can be used advantageously

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("hole card" is a kind of...):

assets (anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company)

Sense 2

Meaning:

(poker) a playing card dealt face down and not revealed until the showdown

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("hole card" is a kind of...):

playing card (one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games)

Domain category:

stud; stud poker (poker in which each player receives hole cards and the remainder are dealt face up; bets are placed after each card is dealt)