withdraw in English dictionary

  • withdraw

    Meanings and definitions of "withdraw"

    • (transitive) To pull (something) back.
    • (transitive) To take back (a comment, etc).
    • (transitive) To remove, to stop providing (one's support, etc).
    • (transitive) To extract (money from an account).
    • (intransitive) To retreat.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To pull (something) back, aside, or away.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To take back (a comment, etc).
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To remove, to stop providing (one's support, etc).
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To extract (money from an account).
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To retreat.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To be in withdrawal from an addictive drug etc. [from 20th c.]
    • retreat
    • abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
    • pull back
    • take back
    • remove, stop providing
    • extract (money from an account)
    • To withdraw and carry elsewhere.
    • verb
      break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library"
    • verb
      cause to be returned; "recall the defective auto tires"; "The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt"
    • verb
      keep away from others; "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book"
    • verb
      lose interest; "he retired from life when his wife died"
    • 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"
    • verb
      pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"
    • verb
      release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles; "I want to disengage myself from his influence"; "disengage the gears"
    • 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"
    • verb
      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"
    • verb
      retire gracefully; "He bowed out when he realized he could no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship"
    • verb
      take back what one has said; "He swallowed his words"
    • verb
      withdraw from active participation; "He retired from chess"

    Synonyms of "withdraw" in English dictionary

    insulate, crawfish out, close down are the top synonyms of "withdraw" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "withdraw" in English dictionary

    deposit, engage are the top antonyms of "withdraw" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of withdraw

    • Conjugation of withdraw
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      †Archaic or obsolete.
    • withdraw, withdrew, withdrawn, withdraws, withdrawing
    • withdraw ( third-person singular simple present withdraws, present participle withdrawing, simple past withdrew, past participle withdrawn)
    • withdraw (third-person singular simple present withdraws, present participle withdrawing, simple past withdrew, past participle withdrawn)
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