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RETREAT

Definition:

[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] a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet
[noun] (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position
[noun] (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset
[noun] an area where you can be alone
Synonyms: hideaway
[noun] withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation; "a religious retreat"
Synonyms: retirement
[verb] pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"
Synonyms: withdraw, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back
[verb] move away, as for privacy; "The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer"
[verb] move back; "The glacier retrogrades"
Synonyms: retrograde
[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"
Synonyms: pull back, back out, back away, crawfish, crawfish out, pull in one's horns, withdraw