retract
verb (retract, retracts, retracted, retracting)
Everyday
- To retract is to take back something you have said or agreed to. tree →
- To retract is to pull back into the body or case, as a cat draws in its claws. tree →
In the lessons
in old tales a bargain or promise is taken back; in other uses a cat's claws or a snail's horns go in
Examples
- They could not retract the bargain. tree →
- I wish to retract what I said. tree →
- The cat can retract its claws. tree →
Note
nothing for maths
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «retract» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «retract» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
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