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📚 verb • entry_id 33151

retract

/ɹɪˈtɹækt/
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Meanings (ES + gloss)
retraer
To draw back; to draw up; to withdraw.
Muscles retract after amputation.
The bus was stuck at the stop as its wheelchair ramp wouldn’t retract after use.
Phrases
nonretractablenonretractilenonretractingretractabilityretractableretractedretracterretractibilityretractibleretractileretractilityretractingretractorunretractableunretractedunretractilewithtract
Word forms
retractedretractedretractingretracts