'Withhold' definitions:

Definition of 'withhold'

From: WordNet
verb
Hold back; refuse to hand over or share; "The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room" [syn: withhold, keep back]
verb
Retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments; "My employer is withholding taxes" [syn: withhold, deduct, recoup]

Definition of 'Withhold'

From: GCIDE
  • Withhold \With*hold"\, v. t. [imp. Withheld; p. p. Withheld, Obs. or Archaic Withholden; p. pr. & vb. n. Withholding.] [With again, against, back + hold.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. To hold back; to restrain; to keep from action. [1913 Webster]
  • Withhold, O sovereign prince, your hasty hand From knitting league with him. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To retain; to keep back; not to grant; as, to withhold assent to a proposition. [1913 Webster]
  • Forbid who will, none shall from me withhold Longer thy offered good. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To keep; to maintain; to retain. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • To withhold it the more easily in heart. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'withhold'

From: Moby Thesaurus