·noun The pricking of a horse's foot in nailing on a shoe.
II. Retract ·vi To draw back; to draw up; as, muscles retract after amputation.
III. Retract ·vi To take back what has been said; to withdraw a concession or a declaration.
IV. Retract ·vt To take back,, as a grant or favor previously bestowed; to Revoke.
V. Retract ·vt To draw back; to draw up or shorten; as, the cat can retract its claws; to retract a muscle.
VI. Retract ·vt To Withdraw; to Recall; to Disavow; to Recant; to take back; as, to retract an accusation or an Assertion.