Definitions
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
retract .
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word retracts.
Examples
-
Seventeen days later, when hope of finding them alive seems lost, a probe retracts from a bore-hole with an attached note: "We are all well here in the refuge – the 33."
How the media in Chile helped focus the eyes of the world on the miners Rory Carroll 2010
-
Incorrect, the skin retracts after death, giving the impression of growth.
-
Then as facts develop and the rapist turns out to be white, Alpha "retracts" his comment and says, "I'm absolved, right?" and then goes on to say - "Everyone knows lots of black people are rapists after all, so I wasn't really wrong in a general sense, just in this instance"...
"Is it possible that there might be something really ugly at the core of contemporary liberalism?" Ann Althouse 2009
-
Then as facts develop and the rapist turns out to be white, Alpha "retracts" his comment and says, "I'm absolved, right?" and then goes on to say - "Everyone knows lots of black people are rapists after all, so I wasn't really wrong in a general sense, just in this instance"...
"Is it possible that there might be something really ugly at the core of contemporary liberalism?" Ann Althouse 2009
-
Then as facts develop and the rapist turns out to be white, Alpha "retracts" his comment and says, "I'm absolved, right?" and then goes on to say - "Everyone knows lots of black people are rapists after all, so I wasn't really wrong in a general sense, just in this instance"...
"He's a serial exaggerator. If I was being unkind I would say he's a liar, but it's a habit he ought to drop." Ann Althouse 2009
-
And if you look on The left side there, the wheel, it kind of retracts out like a Swiss army knife, and it's not fully retracted there.
-
The DV video sort of "retracts" to the bottom right corner as the (formerly) MPG video will simply fade in/out.
VideoHelp.com Forum 2010
-
The DV video sort of "retracts" to the bottom right corner as the (formerly) MPG video will simply fade in/out.
VideoHelp.com Forum 2010
-
The DV video sort of "retracts" to the bottom right corner as the (formerly) MPG video will simply fade in/out.
VideoHelp.com Forum 2010
-
The DV video sort of "retracts" to the bottom right corner as the (formerly) MPG video will simply fade in/out.
VideoHelp.com Forum 2010
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.