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Definition of Retreat

1. Noun. (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"

2. Verb. Pull back or move away or backward. "The limo pulled away from the curb"

3. Noun. A place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet.

4. Verb. Move away, as for privacy. "The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer"

5. Noun. (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position.

6. Verb. Move back. "The glacier retrogrades"

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

8. Verb. Make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity. "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns"

9. Noun. An area where you can be alone.

10. Noun. Withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation. "The religious retreat is a form of vacation activity"

11. Noun. The act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant).

Definition of Retreat

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

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

Definition of Retreat

1. to go back or backward [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Retreat

1. 1. The act of retiring or withdrawing one's self, especially from what is dangerous or disagreeable. "In a retreat he otruns any lackey." (Shak) 2. The place to which anyone retires; a place or privacy or safety; a refuge; an asylum. "He built his son a house of pleasure, and spared no cost to make a delicious retreat." (L'Estrange) "That pleasing shade they sought, a soft retreat From sudden April showers, a shelter from the heat." (Dryden) 3. 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. The withdrawing of a ship or fleet from an enemy for the purpose of avoiding an engagement or escaping after defeat. 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. A retreat is properly an orderly march, in which circumstance it differs from a flight. 4. A special season of solitude and silence to engage in religious exercises. 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. Synonym: Retirement, departure, withdrawment, seclusion, solitude, privacy, asylum, shelter, refuge. Origin: F. Retraite, fr. Retraire to withdraw, L. Retrahere; pref. Re- re- + trahere to draw. See Trace, and cf. Retract, Retrace. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Retreat

retransmission retransmissions retransmit retransmits retransmitted retransmitting retrate retrated retrates retrating

retread retreaded retreading retreads retreat (current term) retreat (current term) retreatant retreatants retreated retreater

retreaters retreating retreatment retreats retreat from reality retree retrees retrench retrenched retrenches

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