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Meaning & Definition of Retreat in English

English

Retreat

/ritrit/

noun

1. (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"
synonym:
  • retreat

2. A place of privacy

  • A place affording peace and quiet
synonym:
  • retreat

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

synonym:
  • retreat

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

synonym:
  • retreat

5. An area where you can be alone

synonym:
  • hideaway,
  • retreat

6. Withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation

  • "The religious retreat is a form of vacation activity"
synonym:
  • retirement,
  • retreat

7. The act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant)

synonym:
  • retreat

verb

1. Pull back or move away or backward

  • "The enemy withdrew"
  • "The limo pulled away from the curb"
synonym:
  • withdraw,
  • retreat,
  • pull away,
  • draw back,
  • recede,
  • pull back,
  • retire,
  • move back

2. Move away, as for privacy

  • "The pope retreats to castelgondolfo every summer"
synonym:
  • retreat

3. Move back

  • "The glacier retrogrades"
synonym:
  • retrograde,
  • retreat

4. 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:
  • retreat,
  • pull back,
  • back out,
  • back away,
  • crawfish,
  • crawfish out,
  • pull in one's horns,
  • withdraw

Examples of using

They had no alternative but to retreat.