noun · 14 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/wɪðˈdɹɔː(ə)l/
Received-Pronunciation:/wɪθˈdɹɔː(ə)l/
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
US:/wɪðˈdɹɔ(ə)l/
US:/wɪθˈdɹɔ(ə)l/
US:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
cot-caught-merger:/wɪðˈdɹɑ(ə)l/
cot-caught-merger:/wɪθˈdɹɑ(ə)l/
US, informal:/ˈwɪθˌdɹɔːl/
/wɪðˈdɹɔːɹəl/intrusive R
/wɪθˈdɹɔːɹəl/intrusive R
CMU ARPABET:W IH0 DH D R AO1 AH0 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:W IH0 TH D R AO1 AH0 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
Receiving from someone's care what one has earlier entrusted to them. Usually refers to money.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A method of birth control which consists of removing the penis from the vagina before ejaculation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A type of metabolic shock the body undergoes when a substance (such as a drug) on which a patient is dependent is withheld.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
heroin withdrawal
nicotine withdrawal
caffeine withdrawal
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
An act of withdrawing or a state of being withdrawn.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
The sum of money taken from a bank account.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.