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WITHHOLD

\wɪðhˈə͡ʊld], \wɪðhˈə‍ʊld], \w_ɪ_ð_h_ˈəʊ_l_d]\

Definitions of WITHHOLD

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language

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hold back; refuse to hand over or share; "The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

hold back; refuse to hand over or share; "The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

To keep; to maintain; to retain.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

To keep; to maintain; to retain.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

To hold back or in; to restrain; to keep from action; to refuse to grant.
To refrain or hold back.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

To hold back: to keep back.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

To hold or keep back.
To refrain.

1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman

To hold back; restrain.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

To hold back; to restrain; to keep from action; to keep back; not to grant.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

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