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Verb withhold has 2 senses
  1. withhold, keep back - hold back; refuse to hand over or share; "The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room"
    --1 is one way to deny, refuse
    Derived forms: noun withholder1, noun withholder2, noun withholding3
    Sample sentence:
    They withhold the money
  2. withhold, deduct, recoup - retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments; "My employer is withholding taxes"
    --2 is one way to keep, hold on
    Derived forms: noun withholder1, noun withholding2, noun withholding1
    Sample sentence:
    They withhold the money
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