retreat

[Re*treat·]

The noun retreat means a place you can go to be alone, to get away from it all. A spot under a shady tree might be your favorite retreat from the sun, or your bedroom in the basement may serve as a retreat from your siblings.

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The act of retiring or withdrawing one's self, especially from what is dangerous or disagreeable.

Noun
withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation; "a religious 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"

Noun
an area where you can be alone

Noun
(military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset

Noun
(military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position

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Noun
a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet

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"

Verb
pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"

Verb
move back; "The glacier retrogrades"

Verb
move away, as for privacy; "The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer"


n.
The act of retiring or withdrawing one's self, especially from what is dangerous or disagreeable.

n.
The place to which anyone retires; a place or privacy or safety; a refuge; an asylum.

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The retiring of an army or body of men from the face of an enemy, or from any ground occupied to a greater distance from the enemy, or from an advanced position.

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The withdrawing of a ship or fleet from an enemy for the purpose of avoiding an engagement or escaping after defeat.

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A signal given in the army or navy, by the beat of a drum or the sounding of trumpet or bugle, at sunset (when the roll is called), or for retiring from action.

n.
A special season of solitude and silence to engage in religious exercises.

n.
A period of several days of withdrawal from society to a religious house for exclusive occupation in the duties of devotion; as, to appoint or observe a retreat.

v. i.
To make a retreat; to retire from any position or place; to withdraw; as, the defeated army retreated from the field.


Retreat

Re*treat" , n. [F. retraite, fr. retraire to withdraw, L. retrahere; pref. re- re- + trahere to draw. See Trace, and cf. Retract, Retrace.] 1. The act of retiring or withdrawing one's self, especially from what is dangerous or disagreeable.
In a retreat he otruns any lackey.
2. The place to which anyone retires; a place or privacy or safety; a refuge; an asylum.
He built his son a house of pleasure, and spared no cost to make a delicious retreat.
That pleasing shade they sought, a soft retreat From sudden April showers, a shelter from the heat.
3. (Mil. & Naval.) (a) The retiring of an army or body of men from the face of an enemy, or from any ground occupied to a greater distance from the enemy, or from an advanced position. (b) The withdrawing of a ship or fleet from an enemy for the purpose of avoiding an engagement or escaping after defeat. (c) A signal given in the army or navy, by the beat of a drum or the sounding of trumpet or bugle, at sunset (when the roll is called), or for retiring from action. &hand; A retreat is properly an orderly march, in which circumstance it differs from a flight. 4. (Eccl.) (a) A special season of solitude and silence to engage in religious exercises. (b) A period of several days of withdrawal from society to a religious house for exclusive occupation in the duties of devotion; as, to appoint or observe a retreat. Syn. -- Retirement; departure; withdrawment; seclusion; solitude; privacy; asylum; shelter; refuge.

Retreat

Re*treat" , v. i. [imp. & p. p. Retreated; p. pr. & vb. n. Retreating.] To make a retreat; to retire from any position or place; to withdraw; as, the defeated army retreated from the field.
The rapid currents drive Towards the retreating sea their furious tide.

The act of retiring or withdrawing one's self, especially from what is dangerous or disagreeable.

To make a retreat; to retire from any position or place; to withdraw; as, the defeated army retreated from the field.

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Usage Examples

In the Soviet army it takes more courage to retreat than advance.

I think about death a lot, I really do, because I can't believe I won't exist. It's the ego isn't it? I feel that I should retreat into a better form of Zen Buddhism than this kind of ego-dominated thing. But I don't know, I mean, I want to come back as a tree but I suspect that it's just not going to happen, is it?

You know, you don't retreat in the defense of freedom. You don't retreat in the defense of moral government and limited government. You don't retreat because people are going to defend bad things.

Part of the happiness of life consists not in fighting battles, but in avoiding them. A masterly retreat is in itself a victory.

The 4th Amendment and the personal rights it secures have a long history. At the very core stands the right of a man to retreat into his own home and there be free from unreasonable governmental intrusion.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

Most fathers don't see the war within the daughter, her struggles with conflicting images of the idealized and flawed father, her temptation both to retreat to Daddy's lap and protection and to push out of his embrace to that of beau and the world beyond home.

I never stopped studying Buddhism. In the past few years, in between movies, I do a retreat.

In politics, it seems, retreat is honorable if dictated by military considerations and shameful if even suggested for ethical reasons.

I don't feel the need for religion. But I went on a yoga retreat last year and I do believe slightly in the karma thing and just being good and true unto yourself. And I slightly believe that you can attract good and bad to you.

There is only one way left to escape the alienation of present day society: to retreat ahead of it.

I will be as harsh as truth, and uncompromising as justice... I am in earnest, I will not equivocate, I will not excuse, I will not retreat a single inch, and I will be heard.

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