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retract
01
verb
(शरीरको कुनै फैलिएको अङ्ग) फेरि शरीरभित्र तान्नु।
To draw (an extended body part) back into the body.
In a sentence
A cat can retract its claws.
बिरालोले आफ्ना नङ्ग्रा समेट्न सक्छ।
A note on usage
specifically; transitive
02
verb
पछाडि तान्नु; माथि तान्नु; फिर्ता लिनु।
To draw back; to draw up; to withdraw.
In a sentence
The bus was stuck at the stop as its wheelchair ramp wouldn’t retract after use.
प्रयोगपछि ह्विलचेयरको ढलान भित्र नतानिएकोले बस स्टपमै अड्कियो।
Muscles retract after amputation.
अङ्ग काटेपछि मांसपेशीहरू साँघुरिन्छन्।
A note on usage
intransitive
03
verb
(भनेको वा लेखेको कुरा) फिर्ता लिनु वा झिक्नु; इन्कार गर्नु, त्याग गर्नु।
To take back or withdraw (something that has been said or written); to disavow, to repudiate.
In a sentence
I retract all the accusations I made about the senator and sincerely hope he won’t sue me.
म सिनेटरबारे लगाएका सबै आरोप फिर्ता लिन्छु र उनले ममाथि मुद्दा नगर्नुहोस् भनी हार्दिक आशा गर्दछु।
A note on usage
obsolete; transitive