Associations to the word «Retracted»
Noun
- Abdomen
- Oath
- Plea
- Cylinder
- Needle
- Wing
- Turtle
- Muscle
- Comment
- Declaration
- Tongue
- Snail
- Petal
- Luther
- Sensor
- Funnel
- Hygiene
- Remark
- Repeal
- Prey
- Ramp
- Lawsuit
- Tread
- Parry
- Tube
- Opinion
- Error
- Pin
- Panel
- Testimony
- Mechanism
- Pod
- Launcher
- Leg
- Initiate
- Claim
- Swing
- Probe
- Insert
- Pad
- Resignation
- Duel
- Pilot
- Recess
- Luggage
- Valve
- Request
- Limb
- Handle
- Curl
- Decree
- Engine
- Lift
- Accused
- Firing
- Pope
- Intake
- Tire
- Altitude
- Barrel
- Bowel
- Boom
- Rape
Adjective
Wiktionary
RETRACT, verb. (transitive) To pull back inside.
RETRACT, verb. (ambitransitive) To draw back; to draw up.
RETRACT, verb. (transitive) To take back or withdraw something one has said.
RETRACT, verb. To take back, as a grant or favour previously bestowed; to revoke.
Dictionary definition
RETRACT, verb. Formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs".
RETRACT, verb. Pull away from a source of disgust or fear.
RETRACT, verb. Use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ).
RETRACT, verb. Pull inward or towards a center; "The pilot drew in the landing gear"; "The cat retracted his claws".
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