Retract: English to English |
Retract (n.) The pricking of a horse's foot in nailing on a shoe. |
Retract (v. i.) To draw back; to draw up; as, muscles retract after amputation. |
Retract (v. i.) To take back what has been said; to withdraw a concession or a declaration. |
Retract (v. t.) To draw back; to draw up or shorten; as, the cat can retract its claws; to retract a muscle. |
Retract (v. t.) To take back,, as a grant or favor previously bestowed; to revoke. |
Retract (v. t.) To withdraw; to recall; to disavow; to recant; to take back; as, to retract an accusation or an assertion. |