Sinhala Dictionary definitions for retract
retract 🔊 /ɹitɹæˈkt/
retract : පස්සට අදිනවා
retract : ප්රත්යාභාෂණය කරනවා
retract : වරද පිළිගන්නවා
retract : අස්කැරැගන්නවා
retract definition
Transitive verb.
- To draw back; to draw up or shorten; as, the cat can retract its claws; to retract a muscle.
- To withdraw; to recall; to disavow; to recant; to take back; as, to retract an accusation or an assertion.
- To take back,, as a grant or favor previously bestowed; to revoke.
Intransitive verb.
- To draw back; to draw up; as, muscles retract after amputation.
- 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.