English to English
noun
- The pricking of a horse's foot in nailing on a shoe.
source: Webster 1913
verb
- formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
He retracted his earlier statements about his religion.
She abjured her beliefs.
source: WordNet 3.0
- pull away from a source of disgust or fear
source: WordNet 3.0
- use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)
source: WordNet 3.0
- pull inward or towards a center
The pilot drew in the landing gear.
The cat retracted his claws.
source: WordNet 3.0
- To draw back; to draw up or shorten; as, the cat can retract its claws; to retract a muscle.
source: Webster 1913
- To draw back; to draw up; as, muscles retract after amputation.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
verb
- [ritráct] Paurungin; bawiin ang sinabi; talikwasan; magkulì
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
