withdraw

Definitions of withdraw in various dictionaries:

verb - pull back or move away or backward

verb - withdraw from active participation

verb - release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles

verb - cause to be returned

verb - take back what one has said

verb - keep away from others

verb - break from a meeting or gathering

verb - retire gracefully

verb - remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)

verb - lose interest

verb - make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity

verb - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract

To take back or away; remove.

To remove (money) from an account.

To turn away (one’s gaze, for example).

To draw aside: withdrew the curtain.

To remove from consideration or participation: withdrew her application; withdrew his son from the race.

To recall or retract: withdrew the accusation.

To move or draw back; retire.

To retreat from a battlefield.

To remove oneself from active participation: withdrew from the competition.

To become detached from social or emotional involvement.

To recall or remove a motion from consideration in parliamentary procedure.

To discontinue the use of an addictive substance.

To adj ust physiologically and mentally to this discontinuation.

verb - to move back or away