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Meaning of retreat
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
retreat
n 1: (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: a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet
3: (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous
position
4: (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at
sunset
5: an area where you can be alone [syn: {hideaway}, {retreat}]
6: withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation; "the
religious retreat is a form of vacation activity" [syn:
{retirement}, {retreat}]
7: the act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to
escape something hazardous or unpleasant) [ant: {advance},
{advancement}, {forward motion}, {onward motion},
{procession}, {progress}, {progression}]
v 1: pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew";
"The limo pulled away from the curb" [syn: {withdraw},
{retreat}, {pull away}, {draw back}, {recede}, {pull back},
{retire}, {move back}] [ant: {advance}, {go on}, {march
on}, {move on}, {pass on}, {progress}]
2: move away, as for privacy; "The Pope retreats to
Castelgondolfo every summer"
3: move back; "The glacier retrogrades" [syn: {retrograde},
{retreat}]
4: 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" [syn: {retreat}, {pull back}, {back
out}, {back away}, {crawfish}, {crawfish out}, {pull in one's
horns}, {withdraw}]
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