retraction

Definition of Retraction in English :

a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion

2. retraction

the act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back

Example Sentences:
'the retraction of the landing gear'
'retraction of the foreskin'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Retraction

noun

1.

the act of retracting or state of being retracted

2.

the withdrawal of a statement, charge, etc

noun

1.

a retracting or being retracted

; specif.,

a.

withdrawal, as of a statement, promise, charge, etc.

b.

a drawing or being drawn back or in

2.

power of retracting

n.

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

2.

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

b. A formal statement of disavowal.

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