RETREAT as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation
   Synonym(s)
   • retirement (what does retirement mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a religious retreat
   Hypernyms(s) retreat is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • withdrawal (what does withdrawal mean?)
2. Meaning
   • (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy’’s superior forces or after a defeat
   Usage Example(s)
   • the disorderly retreat of French troops
   Hypernyms(s) retreat is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • withdrawal (what does withdrawal mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • disengagement (what does disengagement mean?)
   • fallback (what does fallback mean?)
   • pullout (what does pullout mean?)
3. Meaning
   • an area where you can be alone
   Synonym(s)
   • hideaway (what does hideaway mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) retreat is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • area (what does area mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • retreat (what does retreat mean?)
4. Meaning
   • (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset
   Hypernyms(s) retreat is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • bugle call (what does bugle call mean?)
5. Meaning
   • (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position
   Hypernyms(s) retreat is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • signal (what does signal mean?)
   • signaling (what does signaling mean?)
   • sign (what does sign mean?)
6. Meaning
   • a place of privacy
   • a place affording peace and quiet
   Hypernyms(s) retreat is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • area (what does area mean?)
   • country (what does country mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • Camp David (what does Camp David mean?)
   • nook (what does nook mean?)
   • nest (what does nest mean?)
   • pleasance (what does pleasance mean?)
   • sanctum (what does sanctum mean?)
   • sanctum sanctorum (what does sanctum sanctorum mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • retreat (what does retreat mean?)

RETREAT as VERB

1. Meaning
   • make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
   Synonym(s)
   • back away (what does back away mean?)
   • back out (what does back out mean?)
   • crawfish (what does crawfish mean?)
   • crawfish out (what does crawfish out mean?)
   • pull back (what does pull back mean?)
   • pull in one’s horns (what does pull in one’s horns mean?)
   • withdraw (what does withdraw mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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(s)
   • withdrawer (what does withdrawer mean?)
   • withdrawer (what does withdrawer mean?)
   • withdrawal (what does withdrawal mean?)
2. Meaning
   • pull back or move away or backward
   Synonym(s)
   • draw back (what does draw back mean?)
   • move back (what does move back mean?)
   • pull away (what does pull away mean?)
   • pull back (what does pull back mean?)
   • recede (what does recede mean?)
   • retire (what does retire mean?)
   • withdraw (what does withdraw mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The enemy withdrew
   • The limo pulled away from the curb
   Hypernyms(s) retreat is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • travel (what does travel mean?)
   • go (what does go mean?)
   • move (what does move mean?)
   • locomote (what does locomote mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • recede (what does recede mean?)
   • fall back (what does fall back mean?)
   • retire (what does retire mean?)
   • back up (what does back up mean?)
   • back off (what does back off mean?)
   • back down (what does back down mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • pullback (what does pullback mean?)
   • receding (what does receding mean?)
   • recession (what does recession mean?)
   • withdrawal (what does withdrawal mean?)
3. Meaning
   • move back
   Synonym(s)
   • retrograde (what does retrograde mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The glacier retrogrades
   Hypernyms(s) retreat is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • recede (what does recede mean?)
   • fall back (what does fall back mean?)
   • retire (what does retire mean?)
4. Meaning
   • move away, as for privacy
   Usage Example(s)
   • The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer
   Hypernyms(s) retreat is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • travel (what does travel mean?)
   • go (what does go mean?)
   • move (what does move mean?)
   • locomote (what does locomote mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • cocoon (what does cocoon mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • hideaway (what does hideaway mean?)
   • retreat (what does retreat mean?)
   • retreat (what does retreat mean?)