|
English to English noun
| 1 |
The pricking of a horse's foot in nailing on a shoe. |  | source: webster1913
verb
| 2 |
formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure | | Example: He retracted his earlier statements about his religion
She abjured her beliefs
source: wordnet30
| 3 |
pull away from a source of disgust or fear | | source: wordnet30
| 4 |
use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ) | | source: wordnet30
| 5 |
pull inward or towards a center | | Example: The pilot drew in the landing gear
The cat retracted his claws
source: wordnet30
| 6 |
To draw back; to draw up or shorten; as, the cat can retract its claws; to retract a muscle. | | source: webster1913
| 7 |
To draw back; to draw up; as, muscles retract after amputation. | | source: webster1913
|