| retraction |
a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion the act of pulling or holding or drawing a part back; "the retraction of the landing gear"; "retraction of the foreskin"
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| retractor |
surgical instrument that holds back the edges of a surgical incision
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| retrain |
teach new skills; "We must retrain the linguists who cannot find employment" train again; "He is retraining to become an IT worker"
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| retreat |
(military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat; "the disorderly retreat of French troops" a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position withdraw: pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb" (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset move away, as for privacy; "The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer" hideaway: an area where you can be alone retrograde: move back; "The glacier retrogrades" retirement: withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation; "the religious retreat is a form of vacation activity" make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns"
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| retrenchment |
entrenchment consisting of an additional interior fortification to prolong the defense the reduction of expenditures in order to become financial stable
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