Word Information

Withdraw

  • Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL)
  • Scrabble UK (SOWPODS)
  • Words with Friends

Definitions for Withdraw

verb
pull back or move away or backward
Synonyms
retreat pull away draw back recede pull back retire move back
Examples
  1. The enemy withdrew
  2. The limo pulled away from the curb
verb
withdraw from active participation
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Examples
  1. He retired from chess
verb
release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles
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Examples
  1. I want to disengage myself from his influence
  2. disengage the gears
verb
cause to be returned
Synonyms
recall call in call back
Examples
  1. recall the defective auto tires
  2. The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt
verb
take back what one has said
Synonyms
swallow take back unsay
Examples
  1. He swallowed his words
verb
keep away from others
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Examples
  1. He sequestered himself in his study to write a book
verb
break from a meeting or gathering
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  1. We adjourned for lunch
  2. The men retired to the library
verb
retire gracefully
Synonyms
bow out
Examples
  1. He bowed out when he realized he could no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship
verb
remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)
Synonyms
draw take out draw off
Examples
  1. She drew $2,000 from the account
  2. The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank
verb
lose interest
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Examples
  1. he retired from life when his wife died
verb
make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
Synonyms
retreat pull back back out back away crawfish crawfish out pull in one's horns
Examples
  1. We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him
  2. He backed out of his earlier promise
  3. The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns
verb
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
Synonyms
remove take take away
Examples
  1. remove a threat
  2. remove a wrapper
  3. Remove the dirty dishes from the table
  4. take the gun from your pocket
  5. This machine withdraws heat from the environment

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Words with Friends (17 points)

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