transcription, транскрипция: [ rɪtrækt ]
( retracts, retracting, retracted)
1.
If you retract something that you have said or written, you say that you did not mean it. ( FORMAL )
Mr Smith hurriedly sought to retract the statement, but it had just been broadcast on national radio...
He’s hoping that if he makes me feel guilty, I’ll retract.
VERB : V n , V
• re‧trac‧tion
(retractions)
Miss Pearce said she expected an unqualified retraction of his comments within twenty four hours.
= withdrawal
N-COUNT : usu sing
2.
When a part of a machine or a part of a person’s body retracts or is retracted , it moves inwards or becomes shorter. ( FORMAL )
Torn muscles retract, and lose strength, structure, and tightness.
VERB : V , also V n