withdraw
     v 1: pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew";
          "The limo pulled away from the curb" [syn: {retreat}, {pull
          away}, {draw back}, {recede}, {pull back}, {retire}, {move
          back}]
     2: withdraw from active participation; "He retired from chess"
        [syn: {retire}]
     3: release from something that holds fast, connects, or
        entangles; "I want to disengage myself from his
        influence"; "disengage the gears" [syn: {disengage}] [ant:
         {engage}]
     4: cause to be returned; "recall the defective auto tires";
        "The manufacturer tried to call back the spoilt yoghurt"
        [syn: {recall}, {call in}, {call back}]
     5: take back what one has said; "He swallowed his words" [syn:
        {swallow}, {take back}, {unsay}]
     6: keep away from others; "He sequestered himself in his study
        to write a book" [syn: {seclude}, {sequester}, {sequestrate}]
     7: remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, taking
        off, etc. or remove something abstract; "remove a threat";
        "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the
        table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine
        withdraws heat from the environment" [syn: {remove}, {take},
         {take away}]
     8: break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch";
        "The men retired to the library" [syn: {adjourn}, {retire}]
     9: retire gracefully; "He bowed out when he realized he could
        no longer handle the demands of the chairmanship" [syn: {bow
        out}]
     10: remove (a commodity) from (a supply source); "She drew
         $2,000 from the account"; "The doctors drew medical
         supplies from the hospital's emergency bank" [syn: {draw},
          {take out}, {draw off}] [ant: {deposit}]
     11: lose interest; "he retired from life when his wife died"
         [syn: {retire}]
     12: make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity;
         "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He
         backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive
         investment company pulled in its horns" [syn: {retreat},
         {pull back}, {back out}, {back away}, {crawfish}, {crawfish
         out}, {pull in one's horns}]
     [also: {withdrew}, {withdrawn}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0