An act of retracting or withdrawing (a mistake, a statement, etc.); a retraction.

(military) A pulling back, especially of an army or military troops; a pull-back, a retreat; also, a signal for this to be done.

Synonym of retreat (“an act of accidentally injuring a horse's foot by incorrectly nailing it during shoeing”)

(transitive) Pull something back or back inside, draw an extended body part back into the body, avert one's eyes or gaze, or pronounce a sound farther to the back of the vocal tract.

(intransitive) To draw back; to draw up; to withdraw.

(transitive) Cancel, break, or withdraw something previously given or said, including promises, moves in games, or cards played.

(intransitive) To decline or fail to fulfill a promise and to take back or withdraw something said or written, such as published academic work.