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|Definition=<span class="sense"><span class="bld">A</span> [[draw away from under]], στρώματα <span class="bibl">D.24.197</span>; τὰ σκολύθριά τινων ὑ. <span class="bibl">Pl.<span class="title">Euthd.</span>278b</span>; τὸν κίονα <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Ph.</span>255b25</span>; <b class="b3">ὑ. τινὰ ἐκ τῶν ποδῶν</b>, i. e. trip him up, <span class="bibl">Luc.<span class="title">Asin.</span>44</span>, cf. Plu.2.535f. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> [[draw off]], τὴν ὑποστάθμην <span class="bibl">Protagorid.4</span>; τὸ πῦρ Dsc.1.30; <b class="b3">ὑ. τῆς ποσότητος τοῦ γάλακτος</b> [[reduce]] the baby's ration of milk, <span class="bibl">Sor.1.116</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">II</span> metaph., <b class="b2">withdraw secretly. filch away</b>, ποίμνης νεογνὸν θρέμμ' ὑποσπάσας <span class="bibl">E.<span class="title">El.</span>495</span>; <b class="b3">ὑπέσπασεν φυγῇ πόδα</b> [[withdrew]] his foot [[secretly]], stole away, <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Ba.</span>436</span>:—Med. [[ὑποσπάσασθαι]] in <span class="bibl">X.<span class="title">Eq.</span>7.8</span> is (prob.) [[to draw one's skirts from under one]], of a horseman after mounting:—Pass., to [[be withdrawn]], <span class="bibl">Arist.<span class="title">Somn.Vig.</span>457b24</span>. </span><span class="sense"><span class="bld">2</span> <b class="b3">εἰπεῖν ὑ</b>. [[refuse]] to say, <span class="bibl">Phld.<span class="title">Lib.</span>p.23</span> O.</span>