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retracted

 
Adjective retracted has 1 sense
  1. retracted - drawn back and in; "a cat with retracted claws"
    Antonym:
    forward (indirect, via backward)
Verb retract has 4 senses
  1. abjure, recant, forswear, retract, resile - formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs"
    --1 is one way to renounce, repudiate
    Derived form: noun retraction1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s something
  2. shrink back, retract - pull away from a source of disgust or fear
    --2 is one way to flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s PP
  3. retract, pull back, draw back - use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)
    --3 is one way to pull
    Derived form: noun retractor1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  4. draw in, retract - pull inward or towards a center; "The pilot drew in the landing gear"; "The cat retracted his claws"
    --4 is one way to attract, pull, pull in, draw, draw in
    Derived form: noun retraction2
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
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