(transitive) To keep (a physical object that one has obtained) to oneself rather than giving it back to its owner. / (transitive) To keep (information, assent etc) to oneself rather than revealing it.

present participle of withhold

The deduction of taxes from an employee's salary. / The tax so deducted, and paid to local or national government.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of withhold

Agent noun of withhold; one who withholds.

plural of withholder

plural of withholding

plural of withholdment

The act of withholding.

(nonstandard) simple past tense and past participle of withhold