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withdraw vs chip away at

chip away at vs withdraw

withdraw and chip away at both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
withdraw No No Yes No
chip away at No No Yes No
As verbs, chip away at is a hyponym of withdraw; that is, chip away at is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than withdraw:
  • withdraw: remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
  • chip away at: remove or withdraw gradually:
Other hyponyms of withdraw include depilate, epilate, harvest, tip, stem, extirpate, enucleate, exenterate, enucleate, decorticate, bail, disinvest, divest, strip, undress, ablate, clean, pick, clean, fan, winnow, pick, clear, clear up, muck, lift, lift, lift, rip off, tear away, tear off, take off, take away, take out, pit, stone, seed, unhinge, shuck, hull, crumb, chip away, burl, knock out, clean, scavenge, hypophysectomise, hypophysectomize, degas, husk, shell, bur, burr, clear away, clear off, flick, dismantle, strip, strip, clear, defang, bone, debone, disembowel, draw, eviscerate, shell, shuck, detusk, tusk, dehorn, scalp, weed, condense, bail out, bale out, leach, strip, decalcify, detoxicate, detoxify, deionize, de-iodinate, decarbonise, decarbonize, decarburise, decarburize, decoke, delouse, ream, brush, wash, wash away, wash off, wash out, desorb, pull, demineralise, demineralize, eliminate, clear out, drive out, expectorate, carve out, defuse, dredge, wear away, wear off, amputate, cut off, eviscerate, resect, cream, cream off, skim, skim off, strip, strip, descale, scale, circumcise, undock, cut into, delve, dig, turn over, dig, excavate, hollow, lift out, scoop, scoop out, scoop up, take up, draw out, extract, pull, pull out, pull up, rip out, take out, tear out, take out, unstring, string, wipe away, wipe off, bear away, bear off, carry away, carry off, take away, unveil, take out, unpack, disburden, unburden, empty, discharge, offsaddle, unsaddle, cast, cast off, drop, shake off, shed, throw, throw away, throw off, dislodge, free, clean, aspirate, draw out, suck out, cancel, delete, lade, laden, ladle, spoon, gut, head, draw away, draw off, pull off, clean, strip, draw, take out, draw, get out, pull, pull out, take out, leach, draw, draw, draw off, take out, withdraw, unfriend.
withdraw (verb) chip away at (verb)
keep away from others remove or withdraw gradually:
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
take back what one has said
release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles
lose interest
pull back or move away or backward
remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)
cause to be returned
break from a meeting or gathering
withdraw from active participation
retire gracefully
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