retracted
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Definition
- Adjective:
- Drawn back and in; withdrawn: Describes something that has been pulled back into its original or a more concealed position. Often used for body parts or mechanical components that can extend and retract.
Usage
- The word retracted is primarily used as an adjective to describe the state of something after the action of pulling it inward or backward.
- It is commonly applied to claws, landing gear, statements, or parts that have a retractable function.
Examples
- Adjective:
- The cat's claws were retracted, so its paws felt soft.
- After landing, the pilot confirmed the wheels were fully retracted.
- The journalist issued a retracted statement, withdrawing the earlier claim.
Advanced Usage
- In a retracted position: Fully describing the state of being withdrawn.
- The telescope's lens must be kept in a retracted position when not in use.
- Formally retracted: Used in academic or legal contexts regarding withdrawn publications or claims.
- The paper was formally retracted by the journal due to flawed data.
Variants and Related Words
- Retract (verb): To draw back or in; to withdraw a statement or promise.
- The mechanic can retract the landing gear with this lever.
- Retractable (adjective): Capable of being drawn back or in.
- This pen has a retractable tip.
- Retraction (noun): The act of retracting; a formal withdrawal.
- The newspaper printed a retraction for its error.
Synonyms
- Withdrawn: Taken back or removed.
- Receded: Moved back or away.
- Pulled in: Drawn inward.
Antonyms
- Extended: Stretched out or lengthened.
- Protruding: Sticking out; projecting.
- Deployed: Brought into position for use.
Related Phrases
- To have retracted: (Verb phrase) To have pulled something back.
- The turtle had retracted its head into its shell.
- Retracted into itself: Describes something, often abstract, that has withdrawn.
- The company retracted into itself during the crisis, halting all expansion.
Adjective
- drawn back and in
- a cat with retracted claws