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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
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