retracting

/rɪˈtræktɪŋ/ /riˈtræktɪŋ/

verb

To pull back inside.

Examples :

"An airplane retracts its wheels for flight."

verb

To draw back; to draw up.

Examples :

"A cat can retract its claws."

action function

verb

To take back or withdraw something one has said.

Examples :

""After realizing he was wrong, Mark was quick at retracting his harsh words." "

language communication statement action word

verb

To take back, as a grant or favour previously bestowed; to revoke.

Examples :

"The company is retracting its job offer after discovering the candidate lied on their resume. "

law politics government statement action

Meanings

Examples :

"An airplane retracts its wheels for flight."

Examples :

"A cat can retract its claws."

Examples :

""After realizing he was wrong, Mark was quick at retracting his harsh words." "

Examples :

"The company is retracting its job offer after discovering the candidate lied on their resume. "

Related Words

something noun

An object whose nature is yet to be defined.

retract verb

To pull back inside.

realizing verb

To make real; to convert from the imaginary or fictitious into reality; to bring into real existence

candidate noun

A person who is running in an election.

bestowed verb

To lay up in store; deposit for safe keeping; to stow or place; to put something somewhere.

retracts verb

To pull back inside.

discovering verb

To find or learn something for the first time.

company noun

A team; a group of people who work together professionally.

airplane noun

A powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings.

inside noun

The interior or inner part.

withdraw verb

To pull (something) back, aside, or away.

previously adverb

(with present-tense constructions) First; beforehand, in advance.