withdraw into

withdraw into something

to pull back into something. The turtle withdrew into its shell. The mouse withdrew into its hole.

to pull something back into something. The turtle withdrew its head into its shell. It then withdrew its feet into the shell also.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Odell	o-DEL	English
Tacito	tah-CHEE-to (Italian), tah-THEE-to (Spanish), tah-SEE-to (Latin American Spanish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Kristiina	KREES-tee:-nah (Finnish)	Finnish, Estonian
Nehemiah	nee-hə-MIE-ə (English)	Biblical
Cindi	SIN-dee	English
MieczysŁAwa	mye-chi-SWAH-vah	Polish