retract

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for retract

retract 🔊 /ɹitɹæˈkt/

retract : පස්සට අදිනවා

retract : ප්‍රත්‍යාභාෂණය කරනවා

retract : වරද පිළිගන්නවා

retract : අස්කැරැගන්නවා

retract definition

Transitive verb.

  1. To draw back; to draw up or shorten; as, the cat can retract its claws; to retract a muscle.
  2. To withdraw; to recall; to disavow; to recant; to take back; as, to retract an accusation or an assertion.
  3. To take back,, as a grant or favor previously bestowed; to revoke.

Intransitive verb.

  1. To draw back; to draw up; as, muscles retract after amputation.
  2. To take back what has been said; to withdraw a concession or a declaration.

Noun. The pricking of a horse's foot in nailing on a shoe.