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Retreat

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a private event or place where a person goes to relax

retreat(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"

retreat(noun)

a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet

retreat(noun)

(military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position

retreat(noun)

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

hideaway, retreat(noun)

an area where you can be alone

retirement, retreat(noun)

withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation

"the religious retreat is a form of vacation activity"

retreat(verb)

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

withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back(verb)

pull back or move away or backward

"The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"

retreat(verb)

move away, as for privacy

"The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer"

retrograde, retreat(verb)

move back

"The glacier retrogrades"

retreat, pull back, back out, back away, crawfish, crawfish out, pull in one's horns, withdraw(verb)

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"

an act of moving away especially from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable

we made a strategic retreat when we realized that we were outnumbered

something (as a building) that offers cover from the weather or protection from danger her bedroom served as a retreat from the frequent arguing between her parents

the abandoned cabin was a welcome retreat from the storm

to move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable)

we retreated to the safety of the cellar at the first sign of the tornado

to hasten away from something dangerous or frightening

the untried soldiers retreated in humiliating disarray almost as soon as the enemy's onslaught began

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