"withdrawal" in the noun sense
1. withdrawal, backdown, climb-down
a retraction of a previously held position
2. withdrawal
the act of taking out money or other capital
3. withdrawal
the act of withdrawing
"the withdrawal of French troops from Vietnam"
4. withdrawal, detachment
avoiding emotional involvement
5. withdrawal
the act of withdrawing blood, tumors, etc.
"the nurse was expert at the withdrawal of blood"
6. withdrawal
the act of ceasing to participate in an activity
7. coitus interruptus, withdrawal method, withdrawal, pulling out, onanism
a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation
8. secession, withdrawal
formal separation from an alliance or federation
9. withdrawal, drug withdrawal
the termination of drug taking
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