Retracted

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  • v. Simple past tense and past participle of retract.
  • adj. withdrawn back and in, as the claws of a cat
  • adj. (of a sound) pronounced further back in the vocal tract
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • In heraldry, couped by a line diagonal to their main direction: said of ordinaries or subordinaries: thus, three bars or pales are retracted when cut off bendwise or bendwise sinister.
  • In entomology, permanently received or contained in a hollow of another part.
  • In botany, drawn back, as (sometimes) the radicle between the cotyledons; bent back.
  • Synonyms See retractile.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. drawn back and in
    • Verb Form
    retracted    retractibility    retracting    retractively    retracts   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    repudiate    disown    renounce    flinch    funk   
    Cross Reference
    unsay    unspeak   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    revoke    disown    recant    recall    unsay   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    abstract    act    attacked    attract    backed   
     
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