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To pull back inside.

Example: An airplane retracts its wheels for flight.

To draw back; to draw up.

Example: A cat can retract its claws.

To take back or withdraw something one has said.

Example: 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.

Withdrawn back and in, as the claws of a cat

(of a sound) pronounced further back in the vocal tract

Couped by a line diagonal to the main direction