Associations to the word «Retreat»

RETREAT, noun. The act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant.

RETREAT, noun. The act of reversing direction and receding from a forward position.

RETREAT, noun. A peaceful, quiet place affording privacy or security.

RETREAT, noun. A period of retirement, seclusion, or solitude.

RETREAT, noun. A period of meditation, prayer or study.

RETREAT, noun. Withdrawal by military force from a dangerous position or from enemy attack.

RETREAT, noun. A signal for a military withdrawal.

RETREAT, noun. A bugle call or drumbeat signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset, as on a military base.

RETREAT, noun. A military ceremony to lower the flag.

RETREAT, noun. (chess) The move of a piece from a threatened position.

RETREAT, verb. To withdraw military forces.

RETREAT, 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".

RETREAT, noun. A place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet.

RETREAT, noun. (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position.

RETREAT, noun. (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset.

RETREAT, noun. An area where you can be alone.

RETREAT, noun. Withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation; "the religious retreat is a form of vacation activity".

RETREAT, noun. The act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant).

RETREAT, verb. Pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb".

RETREAT, verb. Move away, as for privacy; "The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer".

RETREAT, verb. Move back; "The glacier retrogrades".

RETREAT, 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".