retreat

Sense 1 noun

(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

Sense 2 verb

pull back or move away or backward

The enemy withdrew

Sense 3 noun

a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet

Sense 4 verb

move away, as for privacy

The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer

Sense 5 noun

(military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position

Sense 6 verb

move back

The glacier retrogrades

Sense 7 noun

(military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset

Sense 8 verb

make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity

We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him

Sense 9 noun

an area where you can be alone

Sense 10 noun

withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation

the religious retreat is a form of vacation activity

Sense 11 noun

the act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant)