"retracted" meaning in English

See retracted in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} retracted
  1. Withdrawn back and in, as the claws of a cat.
    Sense id: en-retracted-en-adj-Vj3RI7Ch
  2. (phonetics, of a sound) Pronounced further back in the vocal tract. Categories (topical): Phonetics Synonyms: backed Translations ((phonetics) pronounced further back in the vocal tract): hátrébb képzett (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-retracted-en-adj-Qt2TnPuY Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, phonetics, phonology, sciences Disambiguation of '(phonetics) pronounced further back in the vocal tract': 4 91 4
  3. (heraldry) Couped bendwise: cut off by a line diagonal to the main direction. Categories (topical): Heraldry
    Sense id: en-retracted-en-adj-UAb6yOUj Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: retracted tongue root

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} retracted
  1. simple past and past participle of retract Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: retract
    Sense id: en-retracted-en-verb-9o2cksiw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 18 25 55

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          "ref": "1830, Thomas Robson (engraver.), The British herald, or Cabinet of armorial bearings of the nobility & gentry of Great Britain & Ireland",
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