NOUN:
1. A movement away from danger or a confrontation, back along the original route.
2. A withdrawal from a position or point of view to
one intended to lessen conflict.
3. A withdrawal of military forces following a defeat or preceding a
change of position.
4. A signal, usually a bugle call or drumbeat, telling soldiers to perform a retreat.
5. A
period of quiet rest and contemplation in a secluded place.
6. A quiet secluded place where people go for rest and privacy.
7. A place where people or animals go to avoid danger or capture.
8. A place for the long-term care and treatment of people who are incapable of caring for themselves.
9.
Period of seclusion: A
period away from
normal activities, devoted to prayer and meditation, often spent in a religious community.
VERB:
1. To move back away from danger or a confrontation.
2. To withdraw from a position or point of view to
one intended to lessen conflict.
3. To withdraw following a defeat or prior to a
change of position.
4. To recede or fall back from a previous position
when the glaciers retreated.
5. To move a chesspiece back to an earlier position.
NOUN:
1. The
bear had the hunters in full retreat.
2. Their retreat from a previously inflexible position.
3. The american
army retreated.
4. The general ordered retreat.
5. An hour of retreat.
6. A safehouse or sanctuary.
7. Like I said: a sanctuary.
8. A retreat hospital.
VERB:
1. They retreated back into the house.
2. They fled to the river.
3. They retreated back from the enemy.
4. Run like
hell.
5. Ctrl-Z
