retreat

What does retreat mean?

• A valid word accepted in tournament Scrabble and Words With Friends play.

• verb

  move back

• verb

  move away, as for privacy

• noun

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

• verb

  pull back or move away or backward

• noun

  an area where you can be alone

• verb

  make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity

• noun

  withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation

• noun

  a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet

• noun

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

• noun

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

• noun

  (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat

Anagrams of retreat