Withdrawn back and in, as the claws of a cat. / (phonetics, of a sound) Pronounced further back in the vocal tract. / (heraldry) Couped by a line diagonal to the main direction.

simple past tense and past participle of retract

In a retractable way.

(obsolete) To retract; to recant.

Alternative form of retractable

Serving to retract; of the nature of a retraction.

That which retracts or withdraws.

plural of retractable

plural of retractive

plural of retractation