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Withdraw (verb)
To pull (something) back, aside, or away.
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Withdraw (verb)
To stop talking to, or interacting with, other people and start thinking thoughts that are not related to what is happening around.
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Withdraw (verb)
To take back (a comment, etc).
“to withdraw false charges”
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Withdraw (verb)
To remove, to stop providing (one’s support, etc).
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Withdraw (verb)
To extract (money from an account).
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Withdraw (verb)
To retreat.
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Withdraw (verb)
To be in withdrawal from an addictive drug etc. from 20th c.
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Withdrawal (noun)
Receiving from someone’s care what one has earlier entrusted to them. Usually refers to money.
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Withdrawal (noun)
A method of birth control which consists of removing the penis from the vagina before ejaculation.
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Withdrawal (noun)
A type of metabolic shock the body undergoes when a substance, usually a toxin such as heroin, to which a patient is addicted is withheld. Sometimes used with the substance as modifier
“heroin withdrawal”
“nicotine withdrawal”
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Withdrawal (noun)
An act of withdrawing.
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Withdraw (verb)
remove or take away (something) from a particular place or position
“she prised open the lid and withdrew a slim diamond ring”
“Ruth withdrew her hand from his”
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Withdraw (verb)
take (money) out of an account
“normally you can withdraw up to £50 in cash”
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Withdraw (verb)
discontinue or no longer provide (something previously supplied or offered)
“the party threatened to withdraw its support for the government”
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Withdraw (verb)
say that (a statement one has made) is untrue or unjustified
“he failed to withdraw his remarks and apologize”
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Withdraw (verb)
(of a man) practise coitus interruptus
“it put me off taking the Pill—my partner now withdraws”
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Withdraw (verb)
leave or cause to leave a place or situation
“UN forces withdrew from the province”
“both countries agreed to withdraw their troops”
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Withdraw (verb)
cease to participate in an activity or be a member of a team or organization
“his rival withdrew from the race on the second lap”
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Withdraw (verb)
prevent (someone) from participating in an activity
“patients were withdrawn from therapy when they had been depression-free for a month”
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Withdraw (verb)
depart to another place in search of quiet or privacy
“he went silent and withdrew into himself”
“they withdrew to their rooms for a siesta”
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Withdraw (verb)
cease to take an addictive drug
“for the cocaine user, it is possible to withdraw without medication”
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Withdrawal (noun)
the action of withdrawing something
“the withdrawal of legal aid”
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Withdrawal (noun)
an act of taking money out of an account.
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Withdrawal (noun)
the action of ceasing to participate in an activity
“Italy’s withdrawal from NATO”
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Withdrawal (noun)
the process of ceasing to take an addictive drug.