retreat

English Dictionary -> Letter R -> retreat

Search Dictionary:

retreat Definition

• (n) (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"
• (n) a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet
• (n) (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position
• (n) (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset
• (n) an area where you can be alone
• (n) withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation; "a religious retreat"
• (v) pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"
• (v) move away, as for privacy; "The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer"
• (v) move back; "The glacier retrogrades"
• (v) make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; "We''ll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns"

retreat Synonyms

• back away
• back out
• crawfish
• crawfish out
• draw back
• hideaway
• move back
• pull away
• pull back
• pull in one's horns
• recede
• retire
• retirement
• retreat
• retrograde
• withdraw