A natural or artificial means for the removal of fluids from a given area by its draining away.
A system of drains.
A downward wind.
An act of withdrawing or a state of being withdrawn.
A method of birth control which consists of removing the penis from the vagina before ejaculation.
The sum of money taken from a bank account.
Receiving from someone's care what one has earlier entrusted to them. Usually refers to money.
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.