"retroflect" meaning in English

See retroflect in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: retroflects [present, singular, third-person], retroflecting [participle, present], retroflected [participle, past], retroflected [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} retroflect (third-person singular simple present retroflects, present participle retroflecting, simple past and past participle retroflected)
  1. (transitive) To turn or redirect back at itself. Tags: transitive Related terms: reflect, retroflexion
    Sense id: en-retroflect-en-verb-~1FT9mXD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "retroflects",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "retroflecting",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "retroflected",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "retroflected",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "expansion": "retroflect (third-person singular simple present retroflects, present participle retroflecting, simple past and past participle retroflected)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To turn or redirect back at itself."
      ],
      "id": "en-retroflect-en-verb-~1FT9mXD",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To turn or redirect back at itself."
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "reflect"
        },
        {
          "word": "retroflexion"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "retroflect"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "retroflects",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "retroflecting",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "retroflected",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "retroflected",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "reflect"
    },
    {
      "word": "retroflexion"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English transitive verbs",
        "English verbs",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To turn or redirect back at itself."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To turn or redirect back at itself."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "retroflect"
}

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