noun
                                                a retraction of a previously held position
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                                                noun
                                                the act of taking out money or other capital
                                                
                                                                                             
                                                                                        
                                                noun
                                                the act of withdrawing
                                                
                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - the withdrawal of French troops from Vietnam
 
                                                                                        
                                                noun
                                                avoiding emotional involvement
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                                                noun
                                                the act of withdrawing blood, tumors, etc.
                                                
                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - the nurse was expert at the withdrawal of blood
 
                                                                                        
                                                noun
                                                the act of ceasing to participate in an activity
                                                
                                                                                             
                                                                                        
                                                noun
                                                a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation
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                                                                                                                                                                        coitus interruptus
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                withdrawal method
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                pulling out
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                onanism
                                                                                                                                                             
                                                
                                                                                             
                                                                                        
                                                noun
                                                formal separation from an alliance or federation
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                                                noun
                                                the termination of drug taking
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                                                                                                                                                                        drug withdrawal