retract

/ri'trækt/
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retract

The pilot retracts the landing gear after takeoff.

Definition
  1. Verb:
    • To pull or draw something back or inward: To move a part of something, especially a flexible or extendable part, back toward a center or into a main body.
    • To withdraw a statement, opinion, or promise: To formally take back something one has said or written, often because it was incorrect or made under pressure.
Usage and Examples

  • To pull something inward:

    • The cat can retract its claws when they are not needed.
    • After takeoff, the pilot must retract the airplane's landing gear.

  • To withdraw a statement or belief:

    • The newspaper was forced to retract the false story and issue an apology.
    • Under oath, the witness retracted her earlier testimony.
Advanced Usage
  • "To retract into oneself": To become withdrawn or uncommunicative, often due to shyness or fear.
    • After the criticism, he retracted into himself and stopped participating in meetings.
Variants and Related Words
  • Retractable (adj): Capable of being pulled back or in.
    • A retractable pen has a point that can be withdrawn into the body.
  • Retraction (n): The act of retracting or a formal statement that retracts a previous one.
    • The journal published a retraction of the flawed study.
Synonyms
  • Withdraw: To take back or remove.
  • Recant: To formally renounce a belief or statement, especially a religious or political one.
  • Take back: To withdraw something said.
Phrasal Verbs

(This word is not commonly used in phrasal verb constructions. Its meanings are contained within the single verb form.)

Related Idioms
  • None directly associated: The word "retract" itself is typically used in literal or formal contexts and is not the basis for common idioms.
retract

The pilot retracts the landing gear after takeoff.

Verb
  1. pull inward or towards a center
    • The pilot drew in the landing gear
    • The cat retracted his claws
  2. use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)
  3. pull away from a source of disgust or fear
  4. formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
    • He retracted his earlier statements about his religion
    • She abjured her beliefs

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