English Explanatory Dictionary

retracted

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. simple past and past participle of retract
adj
  1. Withdrawn back and in, as the claws of a cat.
  2. Pronounced further back in the vocal tract.
  3. Couped bendwise: cut off by a line diagonal to the main direction.

Word forms

retracted

Synonyms

backed

Antonyms

advanced fronted

Derived words

retracted tongue root unretracted
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