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retreat

/ retreat /
verb/noun

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
move away, as for privacy
"The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer"
Type of:
travel go move
Kinds of:
cocoon
Derived:
hideaway
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 2
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"
Derived:
withdrawer withdrawal
Verb group:
withdraw pull away draw back recede pull back
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
noun Sense 3
a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet
Type of:
area country
Kinds of:
Camp David nook nest pleasance sanctum
noun Sense 4
(military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position
Type of:
signal signaling sign
Domain:
military armed forces armed services
noun Sense 5
(military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset
Type of:
bugle call
Domain:
military armed forces armed services
noun Sense 6
(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"
Type of:
withdrawal
Kinds of:
disengagement fallback pullout
Domain:
military armed forces armed services
noun Sense 7
an area where you can be alone
Type of:
area
verb Sense 8
pull back or move away or backward
"The enemy withdrew"
"The limo pulled away from the curb"
Type of:
travel go move
Kinds of:
recede fall back retire back up back off
Derived:
pullback receding recession withdrawal
Verb group:
pull back back out back away crawfish crawfish out
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 9
move back
"The glacier retrogrades"
Type of:
recede fall back retire
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
noun Sense 10
withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation
"a religious retreat"
Type of:
withdrawal
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
10
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
49
Times Searched
2
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travel go move cocoon area country Camp David nook nest pleasance sanctum signal