retract
Pull back in
To retract is to pull something back or withdraw it.
A cat retracts its claws.
An airplane retracts its landing gear.
The word extends to statements: to retract a claim is to formally take it back, admitting it was wrong or unfounded: The newspaper retracted the story after new evidence emerged.
A retraction undoes what was previously put forward.
Formally withdraw a statement
- disavowDeny any association
- withdrawRemove or pull away
- take backWithdraw previous words
- unsayRetract a statement
revoke · rescind · repudiate · renounce · disclaim · abjure · forswear · backpedal
Formally cancel or withdraw
- revokeOfficially cancel authorization
- annulDeclare legally void
- voidWithout legal effect
- nullifyMake of no effect
invalidate · cancel · repeal · abrogate · countermand · overrule · quash · vacate
Remove or pull away
- pull backTo retreat or disengage
- draw inAttract and involve
- shrinkDecrease in size
- recoilBackward force from discharge
recede · fold · tuck · curl · telescope · compress · sheathe · pull in
recant
Formally withdraw a statement
unsay · revoke · rescind · repudiate · renounce · disclaim · abjure · forswear · backpedal · walk back
rescind
Formally cancel or withdraw
nullify · invalidate · cancel · repeal · abrogate · countermand · overrule · quash · vacate · reverse
withdraw
Remove or pull away
recoil · recede · fold · tuck · curl · telescope · compress · sheathe · pull in
sheathe
Insert into covering
talons · fangs · feline · cat · tiger · lion · predator · paws · unsheathe · spring
landing gear
Aircraft ground support apparatus
- undercarriageFramework beneath a vehicle
- wheelsCircular rotation devices
- aircraftAirborne transportation vehicle
deploy · extend · hydraulic · mechanism · cockpit · runway · touchdown · fold · stow · aviation
- abstract algebraalgebra, group, isomorphism, Boolean algebra, commutator
- cancelcancel, annul, nullify, invalidate, revoke
- editorial actionsedit, revise, proofread, publish, review
- inward movementinhale, absorb, intake, withdraw, implode
- online actionsposting, click, commenting, tap, replying
- pullingpull, tug, yank, drag, haul
- retractable roofMovable overhead covering
- retractable leashSelf-winding pet tether
- retractable clawsNails that withdraw into paws
- retractable penSelf-sheathing writing instrument
- retractable cordCable with automatic rewind
- retractable bladeEdge that retracts into handle
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