retreat
Meaning of retreat
noun
- The act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant.
- The act of reversing direction and receding from a forward position.
- A peaceful, quiet place affording privacy or security.
- A peaceful, quiet place in which to urinate and defecate: an outhouse; a lavatory.
- A period of retirement, seclusion, or solitude.
- A period of meditation, prayer or study.
- Withdrawal by military force from a dangerous position or from enemy attack.
- A signal for a military withdrawal.
- A bugle call or drumbeat signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset, as on a military base.
- A military ceremony to lower the flag.
- The move of a piece from a threatened position.
- To withdraw from a position, go back.
- (of a glacier) To shrink back due to generally warmer temperatures.
- To slope back.
a retreating forehead
- To treat or deal with (a topic) again or differently.
- 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:
Meaning retirement:
Meaning withdraw:
Meaning retrograde:
Meaning pull back:
Translation of retreat
- Italian: retrocedere, ritrarsi, indietreggiare, arretrare, ritirata, ritirarsi
- French: reculer, retraite
- German: zurückschnellen, zurückfahren, zurückschrecken
- Spanish: recular, retirada, retirarse
- Portuguese: retirada
Anagrams of retreat
Words that rhyme with retreat
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