Found 4 items, similar to retreat.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak)
Definition: retreat
mundur
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: retreat
i'tikaf, menarik kembali, mundur, tempat pengasingan diri
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: retreat
retreat
n 1: (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”
2: a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet
3: (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous
position
4: (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag
at sunset
5: an area where you can be alone [syn:
hideaway]
6: withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation;
“a religious
retreat” [syn:
retirement]
v 1: pull back or move away or backward;
“The enemy withdrew”;
“The limo pulled away from the curb” [syn:
withdraw,
pull away
,
draw back,
recede,
pull back,
retire,
move back
]
2: move away, as for privacy;
“The Pope retreats to
Castelgondolfo every summer”
3: move back;
“The glacier retrogrades” [syn:
retrograde]
4: 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” [syn:
pull back,
back out,
back away,
crawfish,
crawfish out,
pull in one's horns
,
withdraw]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Retreat
Retreat
\Re*treat"\, n. [F. retraite, fr. retraire to withdraw,
L. retrahere; pref. re- re- + trahere to draw. See
Trace,
and cf.
Retract,
Retrace.]
1. The act of retiring or withdrawing one's self, especially
from what is dangerous or disagreeable.
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In a retreat he o?truns any lackey. --Shak.
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2. The place to which anyone retires; a place or privacy or
safety; a refuge; an asylum.
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He built his son a house of pleasure, and spared no
cost to make a delicious retreat. --L'Estrange.
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That pleasing shade they sought, a soft retreat
From sudden April showers, a shelter from the heat.
--Dryden.
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3. (Mil. & Naval.)
(a) The retiring of an army or body of men from the face
of an enemy, or from any ground occupied to a greater
distance from the enemy, or from an advanced position.
(b) The withdrawing of a ship or fleet from an enemy for
the purpose of avoiding an engagement or escaping
after defeat.
(c) A signal given in the army or navy, by the beat of a
drum or the sounding of trumpet or bugle, at sunset
(when the roll is called), or for retiring from
action.
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Note: A retreat is properly an orderly march, in which
circumstance it differs from a flight.
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4. (Eccl.)
(a) A special season of solitude and silence to engage in
religious exercises.
(b) A period of several days of withdrawal from society to
a religious house for exclusive occupation in the
duties of devotion; as, to appoint or observe a
retreat.
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Syn: Retirement; departure; withdrawment; seclusion;
solitude; privacy; asylum; shelter; refuge.
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Retreat
\Re*treat"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p.
Retreated; p. pr. &
vb. n.
Retreating.]
To make a retreat; to retire from any position or place; to
withdraw; as, the defeated army retreated from the field.
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The rapid currents drive
Towards the retreating sea their furious tide.
--Milton.
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