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▸ 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")
▸ noun: (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset
▸ noun: (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position
▸ noun: a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet
▸ noun: withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation ("A religious retreat")
▸ noun: an area where you can be alone
▸ verb: move away, as for privacy ("The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer")
▸ verb: make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
▸ verb: pull back or move away or backward
▸ verb: move back
▸ Also see retreats
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to retreat
▸ Usage examples for retreat
▸ Popular adjectives describing retreat
▸ Words that often appear near retreat
▸ Rhymes of retreat
▸ Invented words related to 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")
▸ noun: (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset
▸ noun: (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position
▸ noun: a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet
▸ noun: withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation ("A religious retreat")
▸ noun: an area where you can be alone
▸ verb: move away, as for privacy ("The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer")
▸ verb: make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
▸ verb: pull back or move away or backward
▸ verb: move back
▸ Also see retreats
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to retreat
▸ Usage examples for retreat
▸ Popular adjectives describing retreat
▸ Words that often appear near retreat
▸ Rhymes of retreat
▸ Invented words related to retreat