retreat

I

n.

withdrawal

1) to beat, carry out, make a retreat (they made good their retreat; the regiment carried out its retreat in good order)

2) a hasty, precipitate retreat

3) full retreat (in full retreat)

4) a strategic; tactical retreat

signal for withdrawal

5) to sound retreat

music for a flag-lowering ceremony

(mil.)

6) to play, sound retreat

secluded gathering

7) to go on (a) retreat

8) a religious; weekend retreat

secluded spot

9) a country retreat

II

v. (D; intr.) to retreat from; to (our troops retreated from the border to safer positions; our government has retreated from its hard-line position)

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[rɪ'triːt]

carry out

precipitate retreat

sound retreat

tactical retreat

weekend retreat

to (our troops retreated from the border to safer positions; our government has retreated from its hard-line position)

make a retreat (they made good their retreat; the regiment carried out its retreat in good order)

(D; intr.) to retreat from

['music for a flag-lowering ceremony'] (mil.) to play

['secluded gathering'] to go on (a) retreat

['secluded spot'] a country retreat

['signal for withdrawal'] to sound retreat

['withdrawal'] to beat

a hasty

a religious

a strategic

full retreat (in full retreat)