retreat

Definitions

1. 1noun

   The act of retiring or withdrawing one's self, especially from what is dangerous or disagreeable.

2. 2noun

   The place to which anyone retires; a place or privacy or safety; a refuge; an asylum.

3. 3noun

   The retiring of an army or body of men from the face of an enemy, or from any ground occupied to a greater distance from the enemy, or from an advanced position.

4. 4noun

   The withdrawing of a ship or fleet from an enemy for the purpose of avoiding an engagement or escaping after defeat.

5. 5noun

   A signal given in the army or navy, by the beat of a drum or the sounding of trumpet or bugle, at sunset (when the roll is called), or for retiring from action.

6. 6noun

   A special season of solitude and silence to engage in religious exercises.

7. 7noun

   A period of several days of withdrawal from society to a religious house for exclusive occupation in the duties of devotion; as, to appoint or observe a retreat.

8. 8intransitive verb

   To make a retreat; to retire from any position or place; to withdraw; as, the defeated army retreated from the field.

9. 9noun

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

10. 10noun

    withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation

    "the religious retreat is a form of vacation activity"

    Synonyms

    retirement
11. 11noun

    (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"

12. 12noun

    an area where you can be alone

    Synonyms

    hideaway
13. 13noun

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

14. 14noun

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

15. 15noun

    a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet

16. 16verb

    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"

    Synonyms

    crawfishwithdraw
17. 17verb

    pull back or move away or backward

    "The enemy withdrew"

    "The limo pulled away from the curb"

    Synonyms

    recederetirewithdraw
18. 18verb

    move back

    "The glacier retrogrades"

    Synonyms

    retrograde
19. 19verb

    move away, as for privacy

    "The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer"