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(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" (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 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" move away, as for privacy; "The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer" withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation; "a religious retreat" an area where you can be alone pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb" move back; "The glacier retrogrades" |
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