Meaning of 'retreat'

noun

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

noun

withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation

Example: "the religious retreat is a form of vacation activity"

Synonyms: retirement

noun

(military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat

Example: "the disorderly retreat of French troops"

noun

an area where you can be alone

Synonyms: hideaway

noun

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

noun

a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position

Example: "With the battle going badly, the commander sounded the retreat."

noun

a place of privacy

verb

make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity

Synonyms: crawfish withdraw pull back back out back away crawfish out pull in one's horns

verb

pull back or move away or backward

Synonyms: retire withdraw recede pull back draw back pull away move back

verb

move back

Synonyms: retrograde

verb

move away, as for privacy

Example: "The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer"