withdraw
IPA: wɪðdrˈɔ
noun
- An act of drawing back or removing; a removal, a withdrawal or withdrawing.
- (law) Synonym of withdraught (“a dismissal of a lawsuit with prejudice based on a plaintiff's withdrawal of the suit; a retraxit; also, a fine imposed on a plaintiff for such a dismissal”)
verb
- (transitive)
- To draw or pull (something) away or back from its original position or situation.
- To remove (someone or (reflexive, archaic) oneself) from a position or situation; specifically (military), to remove (soldiers) from a battle or position where they are stationed.
- (archaic) To draw or pull (a bolt, curtain, veil, or other object) aside.
- To take away or take back (something previously given or permitted); to remove, to retract.
- To cause or help (someone) to stop taking an addictive drug or substance; to dry out.
- To take (one's eyes) off something; to look away.
- (figuratively)
- To disregard (something) as belonging to a certain group.
- To remove (a topic) from discussion or inquiry.
- To stop (a course of action, proceedings, etc.)
- To take back (a comment, something written, etc.); to recant, to retract.
- (archaic or obsolete) To distract or divert (someone) from a course of action, a goal, etc.
- (banking, finance) To extract (money) from a bank account or other financial deposit.
- (intransitive)
- Chiefly followed by from: to leave a place, someone's presence, etc., to go to another room or place.
- (specifically, military) Of soldiers: to leave a battle or position where they are stationed; to retreat.
- Chiefly followed by from: to stop taking part in some activity; also, to remove oneself from the company of others, from publicity, etc.
- To stop talking to or interacting with other people and start thinking thoughts not related to what is happening.
- To stop taking an addictive drug or substance; to undergo withdrawal.
- Of a man: to remove the penis from a partner's body orifice before ejaculation; to engage in coitus interruptus.
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