retreat (verb)
1retreat — ► VERB 1) (of an army) withdraw from confrontation with enemy forces. 2) move back from a difficult situation. 3) withdraw to a quiet or secluded place. ► NOUN 1) an act of retreating. 2) a quiet or secluded place. 3) a period …
2retreat — re·treat n: the act or process of withdrawing from a dangerous situation ◇ Many jurisdictions require that a person must have at least attempted a retreat, if it was possible to do so with safety, in order for a defense of self defense to prevail …
3retreat — (n.) c.1300, from O.Fr. retret, noun use of pp. of retrere draw back, from L. retrahere draw back, from re back (see RE (Cf. re )) + trahere to draw (see TRACT (Cf. tract) (1)). Meaning place of seclusion is from ea …
4retreat — verb (of an army) withdraw from confrontation with enemy forces. ↘move back or withdraw. ↘withdraw to a quiet or secluded place. noun 1》 an act of retreating. ↘a signal for a military force to withdraw. 2》 a quiet or secluded place. ↘a… …
5retreat — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 retreating/leaving ADJECTIVE ▪ hasty, headlong, quick, rapid ▪ I decided to beat a hasty retreat. ▪ humiliating, ignominious ( …
6retreat — [[t]rɪtri͟ːt[/t]] ♦♦♦ retreats, retreating, retreated 1) VERB If you retreat, you move away from something or someone. [V prep] I ve already got a job, I said quickly, and retreated from the room... [V ing] The young nurse pulled a face at the… …
7retreat — ▪ I. retreat re‧treat 1 [rɪˈtriːt] verb [intransitive] 1. JOURNALISM FINANCE if shares etc retreat, their value falls to a lower level: • In Frankfurt, share prices retreated as the market consolidated recent gains …
8retreat — I. noun Etymology: Middle English retret, from Anglo French retrait, from past participle of retraire to withdraw, from Latin retrahere, from re + trahere to draw Date: 14th century 1. a. (1) an act or process of withdrawing especially from what… …
9retreat — /rəˈtrit / (say ruh treet) noun 1. the forced or strategic retirement of an armed force before an enemy, or the withdrawing of a ship or fleet from action. 2. the act of withdrawing, as into safety or privacy; retirement; seclusion. 3. a place of …
10retreat */ — I UK [rɪˈtriːt] / US [rɪˈtrɪt] verb [intransitive] Word forms retreat : present tense I/you/we/they retreat he/she/it retreats present participle retreating past tense retreated past participle retreated 1) a) to avoid a dangerous, unpleasant, or …