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retreat::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | draw back, move back, pull away, pull back, recede, retire, withdraw |
| Type of | travel, move, go, locomote |
| Has types | retrograde, back down, back off, back up, fall back |
| Verb group | crawfish out, crawfish, pull back, pull in one's horns, withdraw, back out, back away |
retreat::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | back away, back out, crawfish, crawfish out, pull back, pull in one's horns, withdraw |
| Verb group | recede, draw back, retire, move back, pull away, withdraw, pull back |
retreat::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | retirement |
| Type of | withdrawal |
the religious retreat is a form of vacation activity.
retreat::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | bugle call |
retreat::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | withdrawal |
| Has types | fallback, disengagement, pullout |
the disorderly retreat of French troops.
retreat::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | withdrawal |
Examples of retreat
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Dowling Catholic led a kairos retreat for Kuemper Catholic High School recently.
From the desmoinesregister.com
He tried to compensate by inviting Hu to the presidential retreat at Camp David.
From the denverpost.com
Ran into similar problems at the spiritual retreat I had booked with some monks.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Fairy-tale turrets decorate Neuschwanstein Castle, King Ludwig's alpine retreat.
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The tourists threw horrified glances and beat a hasty retreat to the shark tank.
From the telegraph.co.uk
This historic coaching inn offers a perfect retreat from the pace of daily life.
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We trust that Mr Huhne's review represents a reassurance measure, not a retreat.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Georgia is now leading the retreat of Russian language in the post-Soviet Union.
From the guardian.co.uk
All the aspiring ordinands will go on retreat this week before their ordination.
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- (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"
- Withdraw: pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"
- A place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet
- Move away, as for privacy; "The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer"
- (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position
- Retrograde: move back; "The glacier retrogrades"
- "Retreat" is the sixth story arc of the Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Eight series of comic books, based upon the television series of the same name, and is written by television screenwriter Jane Espenson. ...
- "Retreat (Cries My Heart)" is a popular song, written by Nancy Farnsworth, Tommy Furtado, and Anita Boyer in 1952.
- Retreat railway station is a Metrorail station in Retreat, a suburb of Cape Town. It is a stop on the Southern Line, and the terminus of the Cape Flats Line. ...
