noun the pricking of a horse's foot in nailing on a shoe.
2. retract ·vi to draw back; to draw up; as, muscles retract after amputation.
3. retract ·vi to take back what has been said; to withdraw a concession or a declaration.
4. retract ·vt to take back,, as a grant or favor previously bestowed; to revoke.
5. retract ·vt to draw back; to draw up or shorten; as, the cat can retract its claws; to retract a muscle.
6. retract ·vt to withdraw; to recall; to disavow; to recant; to take back; as, to retract an accusation or an assertion.