retreat

Meaning of retreat

noun
  1. The act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant.
  2. The act of reversing direction and receding from a forward position.
  3. A peaceful, quiet place affording privacy or security.
  4. A peaceful, quiet place in which to urinate and defecate: an outhouse; a lavatory.
  5. A period of retirement, seclusion, or solitude.
  6. A period of meditation, prayer or study.
  7. Withdrawal by military force from a dangerous position or from enemy attack.
  8. A signal for a military withdrawal.
  9. A bugle call or drumbeat signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset, as on a military base.
  10. A military ceremony to lower the flag.
  11. The move of a piece from a threatened position.
verb
  1. To withdraw from a position, go back.
  2. (of a glacier) To shrink back due to generally warmer temperatures.
  3. To slope back.
    a retreating forehead
verb
  1. To treat or deal with (a topic) again or differently.
  2. To apply treatment to (an injury, a surface, etc.) again

Information about retreat

  • The plural form of retreat is: retreats.
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Hyphenation of retreat

re-treat

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • retreat is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

retreat synonyms

Meaning hideaway:

hideaway

Meaning retirement:

retirement

Meaning withdraw:

withdraw, recede, retire

Meaning retrograde:

retrograde

Meaning pull back:

crawfish, withdraw

Translation of retreat

Anagrams of retreat

Ettarre, retrate, treater

Words that rhyme with retreat

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