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clang(dictionary)
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withhold (iou) and clang (oh)


withhold (iou)



withhold verb. . ME.
[from WITH- + HOLD verb.]
verb trans. Restrain or hold back from action; keep under restraint. (Foll. by from, to do.) ME.
Defoe So I withheld my Passion, though I was indeed enrag'd to the highest Degree. Henry Fielding Had not some awe of the company..withheld his rage. P. Warung Blake..though tempted, yet withheld himself from yielding.
b. verb trans. Keep off, ward off. LME-M16.
c. Prevent (a thing) from being done. Foll. by that, to be done. LME-M18.
d. Keep separate from. rare. E16.
e. verb intrans. Refrain from doing something. Foll. by from, to do. M17-E19.
verb trans. Keep back (what belongs to, is due to, or is desired by another); refrain from giving, granting, or allowing. ME.
Times The identity of the adopting parents should be withheld from the natural mother. M. Renault To offer or withhold her love in a system of rewards and punishments.
verb trans. Detain; keep in custody or under control. ME-E18.
verb trans. Keep in use or possession; esp. retain in the memory. ME-L15.
b. Keep attached to one's person or engaged in one's service. ME-E16.
verb trans. Keep, maintain, preserve. Only in ME.
withholdable adjective E19.
withholder noun LME.
withholdment noun (rare) = WITHHOLDING verbal noun M17.

clang (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Latin; Origin: clangere]
if a metal object clangs, or if you clang it, it makes a loud ringing sound
::The gates clanged shut behind her.
-- clang n [singular]