| 1. |
(noun) (military) withdrawal to a more favorable position |
|
Related Words: disengagement, fallback, pullout, withdrawal |
|
| 2. |
(verb) make a retreat; "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise" |
|
Synonyms: back away, back out, crawfish, crawfish out, withdraw |
|
| 3. |
(verb) move away, as for privacy; "The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer" |
|
Related Words: go, high-tail, locomote, move, travel |
|
| 4. |
(noun) (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset |
|
Related Words: bugle call |
|
| 5. |
(noun) (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position |
|
Related Words: sign, signal, signaling |
|
| 6. |
(noun) a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet |
|
Related Words: area, country, nest, nook, pleasance, sanctum |
|
| 7. |
(noun) withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation; "a religous retreat" |
|
Synonyms: retirement |
|
Related Words: withdrawal |
|
| 8. |
(verb) pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb" |
|
Synonyms: draw back, move back, pull away, pull back, recede, retire, withdraw |
|
Related Words: back down, back off, back up, fall back, go, locomote, move, recede, retire, travel |
|
| 9. |
(verb) move back; "The glacier retrogrades" |
|
Synonyms: retrograde |
|
Related Words: fall back, recede, retire |
|
| 10. |
(noun) a area where you can be alone |
|
Synonyms: hideaway |
|
Related Words: area |
|