verb🔗ShareTo pull back inside."An airplane retracts its wheels for flight."actionbodyphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo draw back; to draw up."A cat can retract its claws."actionfunctionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo take back or withdraw something one has said.""After realizing his statement was wrong, John retracts his earlier comment about the project's deadline." "communicationlanguagestatementwordactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo take back, as a grant or favour previously bestowed; to revoke."The company retracts its offer of a bonus due to unexpected financial losses. "lawpoliticsgovernmentstatementbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading