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retreat::verb | Spocien Dictionary

retreat
verb
/ri'trit/
move back
Type Words
Synonyms retrograde
Type of draw back, move back, pull away, pull back, recede, retire, withdraw

retreat::verb | Spocien Dictionary

retreat
verb
/ri'trit/
pull back or move away or backward
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::noun | Spocien Dictionary

retreat
noun
/ri'trit/
an area where you can be alone
Type Words
Synonyms hideaway
Type of area

retreat::verb | Spocien Dictionary

retreat
verb
/ri'trit/
make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
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

retreat
noun
/ri'trit/
withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation
Type Words
Synonyms retirement
Type of withdrawal


the religious retreat is a form of vacation activity.

retreat::noun | Spocien Dictionary

retreat
noun
/ri'trit/
a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet
Type Words
Type of country, area
Has types sanctum, sanctum sanctorum, ashram, nest, nook, pleasance

retreat::noun | Spocien Dictionary

retreat
noun
/ri'trit/
(military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset
Type Words
Type of bugle call

retreat::noun | Spocien Dictionary

retreat
noun
/ri'trit/
(military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position
Type Words
Type of signaling, sign, signal

retreat::noun | Spocien Dictionary

retreat
noun
/ri'trit/
(military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat
Type Words
Type of withdrawal
Has types fallback, disengagement, pullout


the disorderly retreat of French troops.

retreat::verb | Spocien Dictionary

retreat
verb
/ri'trit/
move away, as for privacy
Type Words
Type of locomote, move, go, travel
Has types cocoon


The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer.

retreat::noun | Spocien Dictionary

retreat
noun
/ri'trit/
the act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant)
Type Words
Type of withdrawal
LeafTensor is a decentralized system.