Retreat

Re`treat´

n.	1.	The act of retiring or withdrawing one's self, especially from what is dangerous or disagreeable. In a retreat he o truns any lackey. - Shak.
	2.	The place to which anyone retires; a place or privacy or safety; a refuge; an asylum. He built his son a house of pleasure, and spared no cost to make a delicious retreat. - L'Estrange. That pleasing shade they sought, a soft retreat From sudden April showers, a shelter from the heat. - Dryden.
	3.	(Mil. & Naval.) 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.	(Eccl.) A special season of solitude and silence to engage in religious exercises.
v. i.	1.	To make a retreat; to retire from any position or place; to withdraw; as, the defeated army retreated from the field. [imp. & p. p. Retreated; p. pr. & vb. n. Retreating.] The rapid currents drive Towards the retreating sea their furious tide. - Milton.

Noun	1.	retreat - (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat; "the disorderly retreat of French troops"
	2.	retreat - a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet
	3.	retreat - (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position
	4.	retreat - (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset
	5.	retreat - an area where you can be alone Synonyms: hideaway
	6.	retreat - withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation; "a religious retreat" Synonyms: retirement
Verb	1.	retreat - pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb" Synonyms: draw back, move back, pull away, pull back, recede, withdraw, retire
	2.	retreat - move away, as for privacy; "The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer"
	3.	retreat - move back; "The glacier retrogrades" Synonyms: retrograde
	4.	retreat - make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity; "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, crawfish, crawfish out, pull in one's horns, back out, pull back, withdraw

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