vetää sisään — meaning in English

English meaning

• retract verb To pull something back in, especially a part that extends outward.
• sheathe verb To put (something such as a knife or sword) into a sheath.

Senses

vetää sisään is used for these senses in English:

• retract To pull (something) back or back inside.
• sheathe (transitive) Of an animal: to draw back or retract (a body part) into the body, such as claws into a paw.

retract — full definition

1. verb To pull something back in, especially a part that extends outward.
2. verb To take back a statement, promise, or accusation because it was wrong or shouldn't have been made.

sheathe — full definition

1. verb To put (something such as a knife or sword) into a sheath.
2. verb To encase (something) with a protective covering.
3. verb Of an animal: to draw back or retract (a body part) into the body, such as claws into a paw.
4. verb To thrust (a sharp object like a sword, a claw, or a tusk) into something.

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