RETRACTION as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back
   Usage Example(s)
   • the retraction of the landing gear
   • retraction of the foreskin
   Hypernyms(s) retraction is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • motion (what does motion mean?)
   • movement (what does movement mean?)
   • move (what does move mean?)
   • motility (what does motility mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • draw in (what does draw in mean?)
   • retract (what does retract mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion
   Synonym(s)
   • abjuration (what does abjuration mean?)
   • recantation (what does recantation mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) retraction is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • disavowal (what does disavowal mean?)
   • disclaimer (what does disclaimer mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • withdrawal (what does withdrawal mean?)
   • backdown (what does backdown mean?)
   • climb-down (what does climb-down mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • abjure (what does abjure mean?)
   • recant (what does recant mean?)
   • forswear (what does forswear mean?)
   • retract (what does retract mean?)
   • resile (what does resile mean?)
   • abjure (what does abjure mean?)
   • recant (what does recant mean?)
   • forswear (what does forswear mean?)
   • retract (what does retract mean?)
   • resile (what does resile mean?)
   • abjure (what does abjure mean?)
   • recant (what does recant mean?)
   • forswear (what does forswear mean?)
   • retract (what does retract mean?)
   • resile (what does resile mean?)