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the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation [syn: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