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withhold

/ withhold /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
hold back; refuse to hand over or share
"The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room"
Type of:
deny refuse
Kinds of:
freeze block immobilize immobilise keep to oneself
Derived:
withholder withholding
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody INFINITIVE
verb Sense 2
retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments
"My employer is withholding taxes"
Type of:
keep hold on
Kinds of:
dock
Derived:
withholder withholding tax withholding
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody INFINITIVE
Semantic Complexity
34%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
15
Times Searched
23
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deny refuse freeze block immobilize immobilise keep to oneself keep hold on dock