eng: retreat

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Meaning
means	(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
means	(noun) a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet retreat
means	(noun) (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position retreat
means	(noun) (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset retreat
means	(noun) an area where you can be alone hideaway, retreat
means	(noun) withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation; "the religious retreat is a form of vacation activity" retreat, retirement
means	(noun) the act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant) retreat
means	(verb) pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb" move back, retreat, pull away, pull back, retire, withdraw, draw back, recede
means	(verb) move away, as for privacy; "The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer" retreat
means	(verb) move back; "The glacier retrogrades" retrograde, retreat
means	(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" crawfish, pull in one's horns, pull back, withdraw, back away, retreat, back out, crawfish out
means	e/Retreat (Buffy comic)
means	e/Retreat (spiritual)
means	e/Retreat (survivalism)