1.kieltäytyä luovuttamasta jotakin tai myöntämästä pyyntöä
1.hold back; refuse to hand over or share; "The father is withholding the allowance until the son cleans his room"
2.refuse to grant, as of a petition or request; "The dean denied the students' request for more physics courses"; "the prisoners were denied the right to exercise for more than 2 hours a day"