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1. (n.) retraction
the act of retracting or the state of being retracted.
2. retraction
withdrawal of a promise, statement, etc.
3. retraction
retractile power.
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) retraction, abjuration, recantation
a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion
2. (noun) retraction
the act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back
"the retraction of the landing gear"; "retraction of the foreskin"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) retraction
the act of retracting, or drawing back; the state of being retracted; as, the retraction of a cat's claws
2. (noun) retraction
the act of withdrawing something advanced, stated, claimed, or done; declaration of change of opinion; recantation
3. (noun) retraction
the act of retracting or shortening; as, the retraction of a severed muscle; the retraction of a sinew
4. (noun) retraction
the state or condition of a part when drawn back, or towards the center of the body
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Sense: to pull, or be pulled, into the body etc
A cat can retract its claws; A cat's claws can retract.
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 Afrikaans: intrekking |
 Arabic: سَحْب، تَراجُع، إنْكِماش |
 Bulgarian: прибиране |
 Brazilian: retração |
 Czech: odvolání |
 German: das Einziehen |
 Danish: tilbagetrækning |
 Greek: ανάσυρση, μάζεμα |
 Spanish: retracción |
 Estonian: sissetõmbamine |
 Farsi: تکذیب؛ پس کشی |
 Finnish: sisäänvetäytyminen |
 French: rétraction |
 Hebrew: מְשִיכָה |
 Hindi: प्रत्याकर्षण |
 Croatian: uvlačenje, opoziv |
 Hungarian: behúzás, visszahúzás |
 Indonesian: penarikan |
 Icelandic: inn-/samdráttur |
 Italian: ritrazione, ritiro |
 Japanese: 引っ込めること |
 Korean: 오므림 |
 Lithuanian: įtraukimas |
 Latvian: ievilkšana |
 Malay: masuk ke dalam |
 Dutch: intrekking |
 Norwegian: tilbakekalling |
 Polish: cofnięcie (się) |
 Persian: تکذیب؛ پس کشی |
 Pashto: اوښتنه ، ګرځيدنه |
 Portuguese: retracção |
 Romanian: retragere; retractare |
 Russian: втягивание |
 Slovak: odvolanie, zrieknutie sa |
 Slovenian: umaknitev |
 Serbian: uvlačenje |
 Swedish: tillbaka-, indragande |
 Thai: การหดกลับ |
 Turkish: geriçekme |
 Taiwanese: 收回，縮回 |
 Ukrainian: зречення; відмова |
 Urdu: سمیٹنے یا سکیڑنے کی قوت |
 Vietnamese: sự thụt vào |
 Chinese: 收回，缩进 |
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