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WITHDRAW





Definition:

  1. [verb] pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"
    Synonyms: retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back

  2. [verb] withdraw from active participation; "He retired from chess"
    Synonyms: retire

  3. [verb] release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles; "I want to disengage myself from his influence"; "disengage the gears"
    Synonyms: disengage

  4. [verb] cause to be returned; "recall the defective auto tires"; "The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt"
    Synonyms: recall, call in, call back

  5. [verb] take back what one has said; "He swallowed his words"
    Synonyms: swallow, take back, unsay

  6. [verb] keep away from others; "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book"
    Synonyms: seclude, sequester, sequestrate

  7. [verb] remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, taking off, etc. or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"
    Synonyms: remove, take, take away

  8. [verb] break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library"
    Synonyms: adjourn, retire

  9. [verb] retire gracefully; "He bowed out when he realized he could no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship"
    Synonyms: bow out

  10. [verb] remove (a commodity) from (a supply source); "She drew $2,000 from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank"
    Synonyms: draw, take out, draw off

  11. [verb] lose interest; "he retired from life when his wife died"
    Synonyms: retire

  12. [verb] make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns"
    Synonyms: retreat, pull back, back out, back away, crawfish, crawfish out, pull in one's horns

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