Definitions For Retreat

noun

• The act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant)
• Withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation
• (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat
• An area where you can be alone
• (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset
• (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position
• A place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet
• Movement by soldiers away from an enemy because the enemy is winning or has won a battle
• Movement away from a place or situation especially because it is dangerous, unpleasant, etc.
• The act of changing your opinion or position on something because it is unpopular

verb

• Make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
• Pull back or move away or backward
• Move back
• Move away, as for privacy
• To move back to get away from danger, attack, etc.
• To move or go away from a place or situation especially because it is dangerous, unpleasant, etc.
• To change your opinion or statement about something because it is unpopular