Thesaurus: retreat

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1. n. The act of retiring or withdrawing one's self, especially from what is dangerous or disagreeable.
2. n. The place to which anyone retires; a place or privacy or safety; a refuge; an asylum.
3. n. 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.
4. n. The withdrawing of a ship or fleet from an enemy for the purpose of avoiding an engagement or escaping after defeat.
5. n. 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.
6. n. A special season of solitude and silence to engage in religious exercises.
7. 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.
8. v. i. To make a retreat; to retire from any position or place; to withdraw; as, the defeated army retreated from the field.
9. n. (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat
10. n. a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet
11. n. (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position
12. n. (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset