retractor

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Synonyms: detractor, refractor, retract, retracted, protractor, retraction, tractor, reactor, redactor, retracts, extractor

Antonyms: detractor, refractor, retract, retracted, protractor, retraction, tractor, reactor, redactor, retracts, extractor

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. One who, or that which, [[retract]]s.
2. In breech-loading [[firearm]]s, a device for withdrawing a [[cartridge]] [[shell]] from the [[barrel]].
3. {{lb|en|chess}} A [[chess]] [[puzzle]] in which a number of [[move]]s are [[retract]]ed and the solver is challenged to reach an [[alternate]] [[outcome]].
4. A [[surgical]] [[instrument]] used to hold apart the edges of an [[incision]] or [[wound]].
5. A [[bandage]] to protect soft parts of the body from injury by a surgical saw.
6. {{lb|en|zoology}} A [[muscle]] serving to draw in any part.

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