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retract
verb (retracted , retracting )
1 to draw something in or back.
2 a said of an animal: to draw or pull back (a part) into its body, shell, etc;
b said of an aircraft: to draw up (landing equipment, etc) into the main body.
3 tr & intr to withdraw (a statement, claim, charge, etc) as wrong, offensive or unjustified.
4 tr & intr to go back on, or refuse to acknowledge (a promise, agreement, etc that one has made).
[16c: from Latin retractere to draw back, from trahere to drag or pull]
retractable or retractible adjective
1 able to be drawn in, back or up; retractile.
2 said of part of an object: able to be drawn up or into the main body.
3 said of a statement, promise, etc: able to be retracted or withdrawn.
retraction noun
1 the act of drawing something in, back or up.
2 an act or instance of withdrawing, especially something one has said, agreed or promised.
retractive adjective .
verb (retracted , retracting )
1 to draw something in or back.
2 a said of an animal: to draw or pull back (a part) into its body, shell, etc;
b said of an aircraft: to draw up (landing equipment, etc) into the main body.
3 tr & intr to withdraw (a statement, claim, charge, etc) as wrong, offensive or unjustified.
4 tr & intr to go back on, or refuse to acknowledge (a promise, agreement, etc that one has made).
[16c: from Latin retractere to draw back, from trahere to drag or pull]
retractable or retractible adjective
1 able to be drawn in, back or up; retractile.
2 said of part of an object: able to be drawn up or into the main body.
3 said of a statement, promise, etc: able to be retracted or withdrawn.
retraction noun
1 the act of drawing something in, back or up.
2 an act or instance of withdrawing, especially something one has said, agreed or promised.
retractive adjective .
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