1. 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"
Hypernym(s): withdrawal
2. retreat - noun
· a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet
3. retreat - noun
· (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position
Hypernym(s): signal, signaling, sign
4. retreat - noun
· (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset
Hypernym(s): bugle_call
5. retreat - noun
· an area where you can be alone
Synonym(s): hideaway
Hypernym(s): area
6. retreat - noun
· withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation; "the religious retreat is a form of vacation activity"
Synonym(s): retirement
Hypernym(s): withdrawal
7. retreat - noun
· the act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant)
Hypernym(s): withdrawal
Antonym(s): advance
8. retreat - verb
· pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"
Synonym(s): withdraw, pull_away, draw_back, recede, pull_back, retire, move_back
Hypernym(s): travel, go, move, locomote
9. retreat - verb
· move away, as for privacy; "The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer"
Hypernym(s): travel, go, move, locomote
10. retreat - verb
· move back; "The glacier retrogrades"
Synonym(s): retrograde
Hypernym(s): withdraw, retreat, pull_away, draw_back, recede, pull_back, retire, move_back
11. retreat - 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"
Synonym(s): pull_back, back_out, back_away, crawfish, crawfish_out, pull_in_one%27s_horns, withdraw
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