retreat: significado y definiciones

The act or process of withdrawing, especially from something hazardous, formidable, or unpleasant.

The process of going backward or receding from a position or condition gained.

A place affording peace, quiet, privacy, or security. See Synonyms at shelter.

A period of seclusion, retirement, or solitude.

A period of group withdrawal for prayer, meditation, or study: a religious retreat.

Withdrawal of a military force from a dangerous position or from an enemy attack.

The signal for such withdrawal.

A bugle call or drumbeat signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset, as on a military base.

The military ceremony of lowering the flag.

To fall or draw back; withdraw or retire. See Synonyms at recede1.

To slope backward.

Games To move (a chess piece) back.