retraction, n.
(retractions)
(retractions)
the act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back
<noun.act>
retraction
sample sentences
"the retraction of the landing gear""retraction of the foreskin"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion
<noun.communication>
abjuration recantation retraction
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form