FREEZE-OUT


Meaning of FREEZE-OUT in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun

( -s )

Etymology: freeze out

1. : elimination or exclusion by freezing out

2. : a method of playing poker by which the players start with agreed-upon capital to which they cannot add or from which they can withdraw nothing, each player being forced to drop out of the game as soon as his capital is lost and all stakes thus going to the last remaining player ; also : a poker game played by this method

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