RETRACT

retract

Verb

  1. To pull back inside.
    An airplane retracts its wheels for flight.
  2. To draw back; to draw up.
    Muscles retract after amputation.
    A cat can retract its claws.
  3. To take back or withdraw something one has said.
    I retract all the accusations I made about the senator and sincerely hope he won't sue me.
  4. To take back, as a grant or favour previously bestowed; to revoke.


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