withdraw (
http://definr.com/withdraw)
v 1: pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew";
"The limo pulled away from the curb" [syn:
retreat, {pull
away},
draw back,
recede,
pull back,
retire, {move
back}]
2: withdraw from active participation: "He retired from chess"
[syn:
retire]
3: release from something that holds fast. connects, or
entangles; "I want to disengage myself from his
influence"; "disengage the gears" [syn:
disengage] [ant:
engage]
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]
5: take back what one has said; "He swallowed his words" [syn:
swallow,
take back,
unsay]
6: keep away from others; "He sequestered himself in his study
to write a book" [syn:
seclude,
sequester,
sequestrate]
7: 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" [syn:
remove,
take,
take away]
8: break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch";
"The men retired to the library" [syn:
adjourn,
retire]
9: retire gracefully; "He bowed out when he realized he could
no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship" [syn: {bow
out}]
10: 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:
draw,
take out,
draw off] [ant:
deposit]
11: lose interest; "he retired from life when his wife died"
[syn:
retire]
12: 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]