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verbuse a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)type of:
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"He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"verbformally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
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verbpull away from a source of disgust or fear
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"The cat retracted his claws"verbpull inward or towards a center
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Definition that contains retract
- cheetah long-legged spotted cat of Africa and southwestern Asia having nonretractile claws; the swiftest mammal; can be trained to run down game
- withdrawal a retraction of a previously held position
- canine any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles
- breather air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay submerged for extended periods of time
- feline any of various lithe-bodied roundheaded fissiped mammals, many with retractile claws
- irrevocable incapable of being retracted or revoked
- centerboard a retractable fin keel used on sailboats to prevent drifting to leeward
- snorkel air passage provided by a retractable device containing intake and exhaust pipes; permits a submarine to stay submerged for extended periods of time
- retractable capable of being retracted
- canid any of various fissiped mammals with nonretractile claws and typically long muzzles