Withdrawal

Noun

Definitions

1.NounReceiving from someone's care what one has earlier entrusted to them. Usually refers to money.

2.NounA method of birth control which consists of removing the penis from the vagina before ejaculation.

3.NounA type of metabolic shock the body undergoes when a substance (such as a drug) on which a patient is dependent is withheld.

"heroin withdrawal; nicotine withdrawal; caffeine withdrawal"

4.NounAn act of withdrawing or a state of being withdrawn.

5.NounThe sum of money taken from a bank account.

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