Withheld

adjective

/wɪðˈhɛld/

Word Frequency: 2.4

Definitions

1.adjectiveThat one has withheld; kept from the possession or knowledge of another.

"His withheld hand stared down at my weakly outstretched one."

2.verbTo keep (a physical object that one has obtained) to oneself rather than giving it back to its owner.

3.verbTo keep (information, assent etc) to oneself rather than revealing it.

4.verbTo stay back.

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