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retreat
Found in thesaurus: withdrawal, area, country, signal, signaling, sign, bugle call, go, move, travel, locomote, retire, recede, fall back
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retreat
v.
draw back, withdraw, pull back, depart
n.
withdrawal, act of drawing back; sanctuary, refuge, haven; period of seclusion for study or prayer
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Retreat
Retreat or re-treat may refer to:
- Retreat (bugle call), a military signal for the end of day, known as "Sunset" in some countries
- Retreat (military), a withdrawal of military forces
- Retreat (spiritual), a time taken to reflect or meditate
- Retreat (survivalism), a place of refuge for survivalists
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retreat
Noun
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"
(hypernym) withdrawal
(hyponym) disengagement, fallback, pullout
(classification) military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
2. a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet
(hypernym) area, country
(hyponym) Camp David
3. (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position
(hypernym) signal, signaling, sign
(classification) military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
4. (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset
(hypernym) bugle call
(classification) military, armed forces, armed services, military machine, war machine
5. an area where you can be alone
(synonym) hideaway
(hypernym) area
6. withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation; "a religious retreat"
(synonym) retirement
(hypernym) withdrawal
Verb
1. pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"
(synonym) withdraw, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back
(hypernym) travel, go, move, locomote
(hyponym) recede, fall back, retire
(verb-group) pull back, back out, back away, crawfish, crawfish out, pull in one's horns, withdraw
2. move away, as for privacy; "The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer"
(hypernym) travel, go, move, locomote
(hyponym) cocoon
(derivation) hideaway
3. move back; "The glacier retrogrades"
(synonym) retrograde
(hypernym) recede, fall back, retire
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"
(synonym) pull back, back out, back away, crawfish, crawfish out, pull in one's horns, withdraw
(verb-group) withdraw, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back
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retreat
v.
ustoupit; stáhnout se
n.
ústup; útočiště; zázemí
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retreat
Czas.
cofać się; dokonywać odwrotu; wycofywać się
Rzecz.
odwrót; wycofywanie się; powrót; zacisze
