ALL meanings of retract
re·tract
R r - transitive verb retract take back: sth said 1
- intransitive verb retract draw back in 1
- verb with object retract to withdraw (a statement, opinion, etc.) as inaccurate or unjustified, especially formally or explicitly; take back. 1
- verb with object retract to withdraw or revoke (a decree, promise, etc.). 1
- verb without object retract to draw or shrink back. 1
- verb without object retract to withdraw a promise, vow, etc. 1
- verb without object retract to make a disavowal of a statement, opinion, etc.; recant. 1
- verb retract If you retract something that you have said or written, you say that you did not mean it. 0
- verb retract When a part of a machine or a part of a person's body retracts or is retracted, it moves inwards or becomes shorter. 0
- verb retract to draw in (a part or appendage) 0
- verb retract to withdraw (a statement, opinion, charge, etc) as invalid or unjustified 0
- verb retract to go back on (a promise or agreement) 0
- verb retract to shrink back, as in fear 0
- verb retract to modify the articulation of (a vowel) by bringing the tongue back away from the lips 0
- verb transitive retract to draw back or in 0
- verb transitive retract to withdraw or disavow (a statement, promise, offer, charge, etc.); recant 0