Retract



verbpast tense: retracted ; past participle: retracted ; present participle: retracting ;
1.
(TRANSITIVE) (to withdraw, shrink) ទាញរឺ ញាត់ទៅក្រោយ retract an antenna ពន្លឹបចូល, សំរុញចូល, retract a statement ដក
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
The pricking of a horse's foot in nailing on a shoe.
verbpast tense: retracted ; past participle: retracted ; present participle: retracting ;
1.
(TRANSITIVE) To draw back; to draw up or shorten; as, the cat can retract its claws; to retract a muscle.
2.
(TRANSITIVE) To withdraw; to recall; to disavow; to recant; to take back; as, to retract an accusation or an assertion.
3.
(TRANSITIVE) To take back, as a grant or favor previously bestowed; to revoke.
4.
(INTRANSITIVE) To draw back; to draw up; as, muscles retract after amputation.
5.
(INTRANSITIVE) To take back what has been said; to withdraw a concession or a declaration.