verb
-tracts; -tracted; -tracting
[+ obj] to remove (something) by pulling it out or cutting it out
to get (information, a response, etc.) from someone who does not want to give it
to get (something, such as information) from something
to get (a substance) from something by the use of a machine or chemicals
to choose and take out (parts of a written work) for a separate use
extract yourself
to remove yourself from a difficult situation
noun
plural -tracts
a substance that you get from something by using a machine or chemicals [noncount]
[count] :a short piece of writing that is taken from a longer work (such as a book)