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retract
Verb
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If something retracts, it pulls back into where it came out from.
An airplane retracts its wheels after takeoff.
As she stretched, the cat's claws extended and then retracted again.
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If you retract something you said, you take back or withdraw it.
I retract all the accusations I made about the senator and sincerely hope he won't sue me.
deformation
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noun
(= distortion)
a change for the worse
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noun
alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it
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noun
(= contortion)
the act of twisting or deforming the shape of something (e.g., yourself)