Retraction

What do we mean by retraction?

The act of retracting or the state of being retracted. noun

The act of recanting or disavowing a previously held statement or belief. noun

A formal statement of disavowal. noun

The power of drawing back or of being drawn back. noun

The act of retracting, or the state of being retracted or drawn back: as, the retraction of a cat's claws. noun

A falling back; retreat. noun

The act of undoing or unsaying something previously done or said; the act of rescinding or recanting, as previous measures or opinions. noun

Synonyms See renounce. noun

The act of retracting, or drawing back; the state of being retracted. noun

The act of withdrawing something advanced, stated, claimed, or done; declaration of change of opinion; recantation. noun

The act of retracting or shortening. noun

The state or condition of a part when drawn back, or towards the center of the body. noun

An act or instance of retracting. noun

A statement printed or broadcast in a public forum which effects the withdrawal of an earlier assertion, and which concedes that the earlier assertion was in error. noun

A continuous function from a topological space onto a subspace which is the identity on that subspace. noun

The act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back noun

A disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion noun

An act or instance of retracting.

A statement printed or broadcast in a public forum which effects the withdrawal of an earlier assertion, and which concedes that the earlier assertion was in error.

A continuous function from a topological space onto a subspace which is the identity on that subspace.

When someone uses a verbal insult against another person you are to grab the wrist of that person slap their fore arm hard and yell RETRACT which means "take that back" in which the person says simply retract which forgives all things said Urban Dictionary

When a man puts his dick back into his pants to soon after taking a piss and therefore lets a few drips into his pants. Urban Dictionary

A vagina that can go back to being tight after having an extremely large dick inside it. Urban Dictionary

The idea that you earn some major points as a medical student if you do an exceptional job and remain utterly enthusiastic while performing a seemingly mundane task such as pulling back tissue in surgery for your attending doctor. Urban Dictionary

Retracted turtle- a fisting technique in which the whole fist is violently shoved into the anus, meant to look like a turtle in hiding the opposite of a silent duck Urban Dictionary

A phrase used in response to somebody doing or saying something so unattractive, that the most mighty of erections would quickly shrivel to the size of an acorn. Very much like the head of a tortoise would retract within its shell. Urban Dictionary

The involuntary retraction of the meat of the penis sometimes experienced during and/or after one enjoys a run of long distance; or in extreme conditions. This will often display itself in the form of an excessive presence of foreskin and as has been documented on many occasions an extreme pain experienced in the region of the gouch which can be aggrevated during an apres run shower. The appearance is also know as 'the turtle neck', 'the flumrunner', 'the lost hot dog' and 'man down' Symptoms: An inability to pee straight A disproportionately large ratio of foreskin to penis Chaffing around the gouch or, if circumcised, the bell end Bleeding in the shower if excessive Cures: Heat, through masturbation Heat, through vagina Heat, through fire Urban Dictionary

The time frame after a penis ejaculates during which the penis will remain soft because of the loss of semen that it has endured. Time length will vary by male. The male whose penis has just ejaculated will usually want nothing to do with anything sexual until his semen level goes back to normal. Urban Dictionary

N. The tallent some of your buddies have developed to become completly pussy whipped. When they ditch the bros for the hoes on a consistant basis. In most cases the retracter is able to drop them again, but in some cases they dissappear forever. Just like your mother used to tell you if you make a face long enough it will stick, if you don't use them you lose them. Urban Dictionary

Its a saying, 'retract the claws' cats have claws and only get them out when angry/fighting so 'retract the claws' as in you dont want to start a cat fight, saying often used more by girls. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to retraction:
retraction, refraction, detraction, retroaction, reaction, traction, attraction, restriction, redaction, extraction, retractor, retractive, protraction, retractile, refaction, retection, reenaction, retracting, tetration, retractions, retractation.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word retraction:
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Words that rhyme with retraction:
action, reaction, traction, interaction, contraction, fraction, transaction, faction, attraction, abstraction, infraction, distraction, satisfaction, extraction, inaction, dissatisfaction, taction, diffraction, exaction, subtraction, liquefaction, paction, overreaction, affirmative action, chain reaction, chemical reaction, capillary action, legal action, direct action, gravitational attraction, magnetic attraction, allergic reaction, law of mass action, nuclear reaction, physiological reaction, improper fraction, delayed action, simple fraction, common fraction, endothermic reaction, weak interaction, evasive action, out of action, coming attraction, photochemical reaction, plan of action, physical attraction, immune reaction, pump action, wasserman reaction, conversion reaction, proper fraction, scene of action, hypersensitivity reaction, possible action, complex fraction, accord and satisfaction, anxiety reaction, carrying into action, thermonuclear reaction, police action, conditioned reaction, slide action, insulin reaction, nuclear fusion reaction, social action, conditional reaction, decimal fraction, defense reaction, exothermic reaction, natural action, type i allergic reaction, continued fraction, fundamental interaction, strong interaction, x-ray diffraction, defence reaction, military action, uterine contraction, gravitational interaction, law of action and reaction, learned reaction, piano action, electromagnetic interaction, startle reaction, compound fraction, impossible action, party to the action, chemical action, chemical attraction, human action, man of action, group action, in full action, party to the transaction, classaction, telaction.

Adjectives that are often used to describe retraction:
upper, lower, clot, systolic, lateral, slight, public, excessive, complete, gentle, medial, lid, full, subsequent, marked, gingival, massive, scapular, partial, minimal, intercostal, further, strong, poor, adequate, upward, sternal, normal, vitreous, inspiratory, severe, immediate, formal, posterior, unilateral, bilateral, significant, surgical, cicatricial, proper, considerable, careful, stress, rapid, vigorous, forceful, endothelial, forcible, abnormal, anterior, abdominal, postoperative, proximal, temporal, sudden, muscular, less, elastic, progressive, deep, gradual, mild, cerebellar, extreme, downward, neurite, suprasternal, uterine, superior, tympanic, moderate, secondary, frontal, extensive, permanent, soft, defective, flap, maximum, capsular, mechanical, cervical, mandibular, cephalad, manual, spasmodic, prolonged.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective retraction:
nystagmus, movements, time, mechanism, pattern, cycle, method, movement, technique.

Words that sound like retraction:
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