retreat
verb
[ rɪˈtriːt ]
• (of an army) withdraw from enemy forces as a result of their superior power or after a defeat.
• "the French retreated in disarray"
Similar:
withdraw,
retire,
draw back,
pull back,
pull out,
fall back,
give way,
give ground,
recoil,
flee,
take flight,
beat a retreat,
beat a hasty retreat,
run away,
run off,
make a run for it,
run for it,
make off,
take off,
take to one's heels,
make a break for it,
bolt,
make a quick exit,
clear out,
make one's getaway,
escape,
head for the hills,
beat it,
vamoose,
skedaddle,
split,
cut and run,
show a clean pair of heels,
turn tail,
scram,
hook it,
fly the coop,
skip off,
do a fade,
do a runner,
scarper,
do a bunk,
leg it,
light out,
bug out,
cut out,
peel out,
take a powder,
skiddoo,
go through,
shoot through,
fly,
levant,
retreat
noun
• an act of moving back or withdrawing.
• "a speedy retreat"
• a signal for a military force to withdraw.
• "the bugle sounded a retreat"
• a quiet or secluded place in which one can rest and relax.
• "their country retreat in Ireland"
Similar:
refuge,
haven,
resort,
asylum,
sanctuary,
sanctum sanctorum,
hideaway,
hideout,
hiding place,
cottage,
dacha,
shelter,
cabin,
den,
lair,
nest,
hidey-hole,
• a decline in the value of shares.
• "a gloomy stock market forecast sent share prices into a rapid retreat"
Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French retret (noun), retraiter (verb), from Latin retrahere ‘pull back’ (see retract).
