beard vs withdraw

beard

verb
  • To take by the beard; to seize, pluck, or pull the beard of (a man), in anger or contempt. 

  • To boldly and bravely oppose or confront, often to the chagrin of the one being bearded. 

  • Of a gay man or woman: to accompany a gay person of the opposite sex in order to give the impression that they are heterosexual. 

  • Of bees, to accumulate together in a beard-like shape. 

  • To deprive (an oyster or similar shellfish) of the gills. 

noun
  • The cluster of small feathers at the base of the beak in some birds. 

  • The appendages to the jaw in some cetaceans, and to the mouth or jaws of some fishes. 

  • In insects, the hairs of the labial palpi of moths and butterflies. 

  • The gills of some bivalves, such as the oyster. 

  • Long or stiff hairs on a plant; the awn. 

  • The curved underside of an axehead, extending from the lower end of the cutting edge to the axehandle. 

  • A barb or sharp point of an arrow or other instrument, projecting backward to prevent the head from being easily drawn out. 

  • That part of the underside of a horse's lower jaw which is above the chin, and bears the curb of a bridle. 

  • A fake customer or companion, especially a woman who accompanies a gay man, or a man who accompanies a lesbian, in order to give the impression that the person being accompanied is heterosexual. 

  • The byssus of certain shellfish. 

  • Facial hair on the chin, cheeks, jaw and neck. 

withdraw

verb
  • To take away or take back (something previously given or permitted); to remove, to retract. 

  • To take back (a comment, something written, etc.); to recant, to retract. 

  • To remove (someone or (reflexive, archaic) oneself) from a position or situation; specifically (military), to remove (soldiers) from a battle or position where they are stationed. 

  • To distract or divert (someone) from a course of action, a goal, etc. 

  • To cause or help (someone) to stop taking an addictive drug or substance; to dry out. 

  • To take (one's eyes) off something; to look away. 

  • To draw or pull (something) away or back from its original position or situation. 

  • To stop talking to or interacting with other people and start thinking thoughts not related to what is happening. 

  • To remove (a topic) from discussion or inquiry. 

  • Of soldiers: to leave a battle or position where they are stationed; to retreat. 

  • To extract (money) from a bank account or other financial deposit. 

  • Of a man: to remove the penis from a partner's body orifice before ejaculation; to engage in coitus interruptus. 

  • To disregard (something) as belonging to a certain group. 

  • To stop taking an addictive drug or substance; to undergo withdrawal. 

  • To stop (a course of action, proceedings, etc.) 

  • Chiefly followed by from: to leave a place, someone's presence, etc., to go to another room or place. 

  • Chiefly followed by from: to stop taking part in some activity; also, to remove oneself from the company of others, from publicity, etc. 

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