What does Withdraw Mean?

Definitions

Definition as Verb
  • break from a meeting or gathering
  • retire gracefully
  • release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles
  • remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)
  • cause to be returned
  • remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
  • withdraw from active participation
  • lose interest
  • pull back or move away or backward
  • make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
  • keep away from others
  • take back what one has said

Examples

  • "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library"
  • "He bowed out when he realized he could no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship"
  • "I want to disengage myself from his influence"; "disengage the gears"
  • "She drew $2,000 from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank"
  • "recall the defective auto tires"; "The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt"
  • "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"
  • "He retired from chess"
  • "he retired from life when his wife died"
  • "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"
  • "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"
  • "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book"
  • "He swallowed his words"

Part of Speech

Verb