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Verb: retreat ri'treet- Pull back or move away or backward
- withdraw, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back - Move away, as for privacy
"The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer" - Move back
- retrograde - Make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
- pull back, back out, back away, crawfish [N. Amer], crawfish out [N. Amer], pull in one's horns, withdraw, crayfish [US]
Noun: retreat ri'treet- (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favourable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat
"the disorderly retreat of French troops" - A place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet
- (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position
- (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset
- An area where you can be alone
- hideaway - Withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation
"the religious retreat is a form of vacation activity"
- retirement - The act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant)
Derived forms: retreating, retreated, retreats Type of: area, bugle call, country, go, locomote, move, sign, signal, signaling [US], signalling, travel, withdrawal Antonym: advance Encyclopedia: Retreat, Hell No! Retreat, Hell! Retreat Retreat, Indiana Retreat, Wisconsin Retreat, Texas Retreat, TX |