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retreat
[ri-treet]
noun
the forced or strategic withdrawal of an army or an armed force before an enemy, or the withdrawing of a naval force from action.
Antonyms:the act of withdrawing, as into safety or privacy; retirement; seclusion.
Synonyms: ,a place of refuge, seclusion, or privacy.
The library was his retreat.
Synonyms:an asylum, as for the insane.
a retirement or a period of retirement for religious exercises and meditation.
Military.
a flag-lowering ceremony held at sunset on a military post.
the bugle call or drumbeat played at this ceremony.
the recession of a surface, as a wall or panel, from another surface beside it.
verb (used without object)
to withdraw, retire, or draw back, especially for shelter or seclusion.
Synonyms:Antonyms: ,to make a retreat.
The army retreated.
Antonyms: ,to slope backward; recede.
a retreating chin.
to draw or lead back.
retreat
/ ɪˈٰː /
verb
military to withdraw or retire in the face of or from action with an enemy, either due to defeat or in order to adopt a more favourable position
to retire or withdraw, as to seclusion or shelter
(of a person's features) to slope back; recede
(tr) chess to move (a piece) back
noun
the act of retreating or withdrawing
military
a withdrawal or retirement in the face of the enemy
a bugle call signifying withdrawal or retirement, esp (formerly) to within a defended fortification
retirement or seclusion
a place, such as a sanatorium or monastery, to which one may retire for refuge, quiet, etc
a period of seclusion, esp for religious contemplation
an institution, esp a private one, for the care and treatment of people who are mentally ill, infirm, elderly, etc
Other 51Թ Forms
- retreatal adjective
- retreater noun
- retreative adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of retreat1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of retreat1
Idioms and Phrases
beat a retreat, to withdraw or retreat, especially hurriedly or in disgrace.
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
It's not just music either, there's a wellness retreat where visitors can sit in hot tubs and paddle board.
Musk’s retreat from Washington comes after his electric vehicle company Tesla sputtered amid economic turmoil — caused by a mixture of his own declining favorability and some shareholders reportedly losing confidence in his leadership.
Without Landy, Wilson regressed quickly — back on drugs, overeating, retreating to his bedroom.
Instead, with years of trauma to work through, she retreats into herself — exactly the outcome her sisters hoped to prevent.
At some point, deputies began shooting flash-bang grenades at the crowd, forcing them to retreat.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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