withdrawal
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Definitions
Noun
a retraction of a previously held position
Noun
the act of taking out money or other capital
Noun
the act of withdrawing; "the withdrawal of French troops from Vietnam"
Noun
avoiding emotional involvement
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the act of withdrawing blood, tumors, etc.; "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a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation
Noun
formal separation from an alliance or federation
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the termination of drug taking
Synonyms
backdown
climb-down
coitus interruptus
detachment
drug withdrawal
onanism
pulling out
secession
withdrawal method