Meaning Of Retract

v. t.

To draw back; to draw up or shorten; as, the cat can retract its claws; to retract a muscle.
v. t.

To withdraw; to recall; to disavow; to recant; to take back; as, to retract an accusation or an assertion.
v. t.

To take back,, as a grant or favor previously bestowed; to revoke.
v. i.

To draw back; to draw up; as, muscles retract after amputation.
v. i.

To take back what has been said; to withdraw a concession or a declaration.
n.

The pricking of a horse's foot in nailing on a shoe.