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Withdrawal
/wɪðˈdɹɔːəl/
Receiving from someone's care what one has earlier entrusted to them. Usually refers to money.
📖 Definitions of "Withdrawal"
noun
- 1
Receiving from someone's care what one has earlier entrusted to them. Usually refers to money.
- 2
A method of birth control which consists of removing the penis from the vagina before ejaculation.
- 3
A type of metabolic shock the body undergoes when a substance, usually a toxin such as heroin, to which a patient is dependent is withheld. Sometimes used with the substance as modifier.
"caffeine withdrawal"
- 4
An act of withdrawing.
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