withdrawal.html - v.
(past withdrew; past part. withdrawn)
1 tr. pull or take aside or back (withdrew my hand).
2 tr. discontinue, cancel, retract (withdrew my support; the promise was later withdrawn).
3 tr. remove; take away (withdrew the child from school; withdrew their troops).
4 tr. take (money) out of an account.
5 intr. retire or go away; move away or back.
6 intr. (as withdrawn adj.) abnormally shy and unsociable; mentally detached.

withdrawing-room archaic = DRAWING-ROOM 1.

withdrawer n. [ME f. with- away (as WITH) + DRAW]

withdrawal.html - n.
1 the act or an instance of withdrawing or being withdrawn.
2 a process of ceasing to take addictive drugs, often with an unpleasant physical reaction (withdrawal symptoms).
3 = coitus interruptus.

withdrawal.html - v.
(past withdrew; past part. withdrawn)
1 tr. pull or take aside or back (withdrew my hand).
2 tr. discontinue, cancel, retract (withdrew my support; the promise was later withdrawn).
3 tr. remove; take away (withdrew the child from school; withdrew their troops).
4 tr. take (money) out of an account.
5 intr. retire or go away; move away or back.
6 intr. (as withdrawn adj.) abnormally shy and unsociable; mentally detached.

withdrawing-room archaic = DRAWING-ROOM 1.

withdrawer n. [ME f. with- away (as WITH) + DRAW]

withdrawal.html - n.
1 the act or an instance of withdrawing or being withdrawn.
2 a process of ceasing to take addictive drugs, often with an unpleasant physical reaction (withdrawal symptoms).
3 = coitus interruptus.

withdrawal.html - {v. phr.} To be impressed by; intrigued by. * /Ned was much taken by the elegance of Sophie's manners./

withdrawal.html - {adv. phr.}, {literary} Going to have a baby; pregnant. * /The angel told Mary she was with child./ Compare: IN A FAMILY WAY or IN THE FAMILY WAY.