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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (12)

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

2. withdraw from active participation;
- Example: "He retired from chess"
[syn: retire, withdraw]

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

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

5. take back what one has said;
- Example: "He swallowed his words"
[syn: swallow, take back, unsay, withdraw]

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

7. break from a meeting or gathering;
- Example: "We adjourned for lunch"
- Example: "The men retired to the library"
[syn: adjourn, withdraw, retire]

8. retire gracefully;
- Example: "He bowed out when he realized he could no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship"
[syn: bow out, withdraw]

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

10. lose interest;
- Example: "he retired from life when his wife died"
[syn: retire, withdraw]

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

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



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Withdraw \With*draw"\, v. i.
   To retire; to retreat; to quit a company or place; to go
   away; as, he withdrew from the company. "When the sea
   withdrew." --King Horn.
   [1913 Webster]

   Syn: To recede; retrograde; go back.
        [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Withdraw \With*draw"\ (w[i^][th]*dr[add]"), v. t. [imp.
   Withdrew (-dr[udd]"); p. p. Withdrawn (-dr[add]n"); p.
   pr. & vb. n. Withdrawing.] [With against + draw.]
   1. To take back or away, as what has been bestowed or
      enjoyed; to draw back; to cause to move away or retire;
      as, to withdraw aid, favor, capital, or the like.
      [1913 Webster]

            Impossible it is that God should withdraw his
            presence from anything.               --Hooker.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. To take back; to recall or retract; as, to withdraw false
      charges.
      [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

withdraw
    v 1: pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew";
         "The limo pulled away from the curb" [syn: withdraw,
         retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back,
         retire, move back] [ant: advance, go on, march
         on, move on, pass on, progress]
    2: withdraw from active participation; "He retired from chess"
       [syn: retire, withdraw]
    3: release from something that holds fast, connects, or
       entangles; "I want to disengage myself from his influence";
       "disengage the gears" [syn: disengage, withdraw] [ant:
       engage, lock, mesh, operate]
    4: cause to be returned; "recall the defective auto tires"; "The
       manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt" [syn:
       recall, call in, call back, withdraw]
    5: take back what one has said; "He swallowed his words" [syn:
       swallow, take back, unsay, withdraw]
    6: keep away from others; "He sequestered himself in his study
       to write a book" [syn: seclude, sequester, sequestrate,
       withdraw]
    7: break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch";
       "The men retired to the library" [syn: adjourn, withdraw,
       retire]
    8: retire gracefully; "He bowed out when he realized he could no
       longer handle the demands of the chairmanship" [syn: bow
       out, withdraw]
    9: 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" [syn: withdraw, draw,
       take out, draw off] [ant: bank, deposit]
    10: lose interest; "he retired from life when his wife died"
        [syn: retire, withdraw]
    11: 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" [syn: retreat,
        pull back, back out, back away, crawfish, crawfish
        out, pull in one's horns, withdraw]
    12: remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking
        off, 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" [syn: remove, take,
        take away, withdraw]