retreat

1. (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

Definition categories: act, withdrawal

2. a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet

Definition categories: location, area, country

3. (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position

4. (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset

Definition categories: communication

5. an area where you can be alone

Similar word(s): hideaway

Definition categories: man–made, area

6. withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation

- the religious retreat is a form of vacation activity

Similar word(s): retirement

Definition categories: act, withdrawal

7. the act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant)

Definition categories: act, withdrawal

1. pull back or move away or backward

Similar word(s): recede, retire, withdraw

Definition categories: motion, go, locomote, move, travel

2. move away, as for privacy

- The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer

Definition categories: motion, go, locomote, move, travel

3. move back

- The glacier retrogrades

Similar word(s): retrograde

4. make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity

Similar word(s): crawfish, withdraw

Definition categories: communication

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