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English noun: retreat | |||
| 1. | retreat (act) (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat | ||
| Samples | The disorderly retreat of French troops. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | withdrawal | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | disengagement, fallback, pullout | ||
| Domain category | armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | ||
| 2. | retreat (location) a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | area, country | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ashram, ashram, nest, nook, pleasance, sanctum, sanctum sanctorum | ||
| Instance hyponym | Camp David | ||
| 3. | retreat (communication) (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sign, signal, signaling | ||
| Domain category | armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | ||
| 4. | retreat (communication) (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bugle call | ||
| Domain category | armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | ||
| 5. | retreat (artifact) an area where you can be alone | ||
| Synonyms | hideaway | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | area | ||
| 6. | retreat (act) withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation | ||
| Samples | The religious retreat is a form of vacation activity. | ||
| Synonyms | retirement | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | withdrawal | ||
| 7. | retreat (act) the act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant) | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | withdrawal | ||
| Antonyms | forward motion, onward motion, advancement, progress, procession, progression, advance | ||
English verb: retreat | |||
| 1. | retreat (motion) pull back or move away or backward | ||
| Samples | The enemy withdrew. The limo pulled away from the curb. | ||
| Synonyms | draw back, move back, pull away, pull back, recede, retire, withdraw | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go, locomote, move, travel | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | back down, back off, back up, fall back, retreat, retrograde | ||
| Verb group | back away, back out, crawfish, crawfish out, pull back, pull in one's horns, retreat, withdraw | ||
| Antonyms | advance, march on, move on, progress, go on, pass on | ||
| 2. | retreat (motion) move away, as for privacy | ||
| Samples | The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go, locomote, move, travel | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cocoon | ||
| 3. | retreat (motion) move back | ||
| Samples | The glacier retrogrades. | ||
| Synonyms | retrograde | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | draw back, move back, pull away, pull back, recede, retire, retreat, withdraw | ||
| 4. | retreat (communication) make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | back away, back out, crawfish, crawfish out, pull back, pull in one's horns, withdraw | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Verb group | draw back, move back, pull away, pull back, recede, retire, retreat, withdraw | ||
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