RETRACT
/ษนษหtษนรฆkt/
9
Scrabble
10
WWF
R(1) E(1) T(1) R(1) A(1) C(3) T(1)
NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓
Definition
/ษนษหtษนรฆkt/
verb
- To pull back inside.“An airplane retracts its wheels for flight.”
- To draw back; to draw up.“A cat can retract its claws.”
- To take back or withdraw something one has said.“I retract all the accusations I made about the senator and sincerely hope he won't sue me.”
- To take back, as a grant or favour previously bestowed; to revoke.
Source: Wiktionary
Hooks
Back hooks: RETRACT-S