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retreat
Overview of noun retreat
The noun retreat has 6 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (3) retreat -- ((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. retreat -- (a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet)
3. retreat -- ((military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position)
4. retreat -- ((military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset)
5. hideaway, retreat -- (an area where you can be alone)
6. retirement, retreat -- (withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation; "the religious retreat is a form of vacation activity")
Overview of verb retreat
The verb retreat has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (10) withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back -- (pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb")
2. retreat -- (move away, as for privacy; "The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer")
3. retrograde, retreat -- (move back; "The glacier retrogrades")
4. retreat, pull back, back out, back away, crawfish, crawfish out, pull in one's horns, withdraw -- (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")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun retreat
6 senses of retreat
Sense 1
retreat
=> withdrawal
=> departure, going, going away, leaving
=> deed, feat, effort, exploit
=> accomplishment, achievement
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
retreat
=> area, country
=> region
=> location
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 3
retreat
=> signal, signaling, sign
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 4
retreat
=> bugle call
=> signal, signaling, sign
=> communication
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 5
hideaway, retreat
=> area
=> structure, construction
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 6
retirement, retreat
=> withdrawal
=> departure, going, going away, leaving
=> deed, feat, effort, exploit
=> accomplishment, achievement
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun retreat
2 of 6 senses of retreat
Sense 1
retreat
=> disengagement, fallback, pullout
Sense 2
retreat
=> ashram
=> ashram
HAS INSTANCE=> Camp David
=> nook
=> nest
=> pleasance
=> sanctum, sanctum sanctorum
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun retreat
6 senses of retreat
Sense 1
retreat
=> withdrawal
Sense 2
retreat
=> area, country
Sense 3
retreat
=> signal, signaling, sign
Sense 4
retreat
=> bugle call
Sense 5
hideaway, retreat
=> area
Sense 6
retirement, retreat
=> withdrawal
Antonyms of noun retreat
Member Holonyms of noun retreat
Substance Holonyms of noun retreat
Part Holonyms of noun retreat
Member Meronyms of noun retreat
Substance Meronyms of noun retreat
Part Meronyms of noun retreat
Meronyms of noun retreat
Holonyms of noun retreat
Attributes of noun retreat
Derived Forms of noun retreat
2 of 6 senses of retreat
Sense 2
retreat
RELATED TO>(verb) retreat#2
=> retreat
Sense 5
hideaway, retreat
RELATED TO>(verb) retreat#2
=> retreat
Domain of noun retreat
3 of 6 senses of retreat
Sense 1
retreat
TOPIC>(noun) military#1, armed forces#1, armed services#1, military machine#1, war machine#1
Sense 3
retreat
TOPIC>(noun) military#1, armed forces#1, armed services#1, military machine#1, war machine#1
Sense 4
retreat
TOPIC>(noun) military#1, armed forces#1, armed services#1, military machine#1, war machine#1
Domain Terms of noun retreat
Familiarity of noun retreat
retreat used as a noun is common (polysemy count =6)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun retreat
6 senses of retreat
Sense 1
retreat
> withdrawal
=> effacement, self-effacement
=> retirement, retreat
=> evacuation
=> decampment
=> desertion, abandonment, defection
=> pullback
=> retreat
=> receding, recession
Sense 2
retreat
> area, country
=> arena
=> bed ground, bed-ground, bedground
=> broadcast area
=> center, centre, middle, heart, eye
=> corner
=> corner
=> disaster area
=> haunt, hangout, resort, repair, stamping ground
=> hearth, fireside
=> hunting ground
=> no-go area
=> no man's land
=> quadrant
=> quadrant
=> rain shadow
=> staging area
=> open, clear
=> free port, free zone
=> anchorage, anchorage ground
=> resort area, playground, vacation spot
=> block, city block
=> retreat
=> safety, refuge
=> danger
=> scene
=> section
=> shrubbery
=> space
=> tank farm
=> winner's circle
HAS INSTANCE=> Bermuda Triangle
Sense 3
retreat
> signal, signaling, sign
=> recording
=> phone number, telephone number, number
=> starting signal, start
=> storm signal
=> radio beam, beam
=> ticktack
=> time signal
=> dog-ear
=> animal communication
=> alarm, alert, warning signal, alarum
=> distress signal, distress call
=> all clear
=> bugle call
=> curfew
=> retreat
=> drumbeat
=> telegraphic signal, radiotelegraphic signal
=> whistle, whistling
=> high sign
=> symbol
=> visual signal
=> indicator
=> electronic signal
=> radio beacon
=> input signal, input
=> output signal, output
Sense 4
retreat
> bugle call
=> recall
=> taps, lights-out
=> reveille, wake-up signal
=> retreat
=> tattoo
Sense 5
hideaway, retreat
> area
=> aisle
=> auditorium
=> baggage claim
=> box
=> breakfast area, breakfast nook
=> bullpen
=> chancel, sanctuary, bema
=> choir
=> corner, nook
=> court, courtyard
=> dead-air space
=> dining area
=> goalmouth
=> hideaway, retreat
=> layby, lay-by, pull-off, rest area, rest stop
=> nave
=> orchestra pit, pit
=> panopticon
=> patio, terrace
=> press gallery
=> quad, quadrangle
=> room
=> second balcony, family circle, upper balcony, peanut gallery
=> storage space
=> threshing floor
=> turnaround
Sense 6
retirement, retreat
> withdrawal
=> effacement, self-effacement
=> retirement, retreat
=> evacuation
=> decampment
=> desertion, abandonment, defection
=> pullback
=> retreat
=> receding, recession
Meronyms of noun retreat
6 senses of retreat
Sense 5
hideaway, retreat
=> area
=> structure, construction
HAS PART: foundation, base, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructure
HAS PART: plate
HAS PART: structural member
=> artifact, artefact
=> whole, unit
HAS PART: part, portion
HAS PART: section, segment
Holonyms of noun retreat
Grep of noun retreat
retreat
retreatant
retreated
Antonyms of verb retreat
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb retreat
4 senses of retreat
Sense 1
withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back
=> travel, go, move, locomote
Sense 2
retreat
=> travel, go, move, locomote
Sense 3
retrograde, retreat
=> recede, fall back, retire
=> withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back
=> travel, go, move, locomote
Sense 4
retreat, pull back, back out, back away, crawfish, crawfish out, pull in one's horns, withdraw
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb retreat
2 of 4 senses of retreat
Sense 1
withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back
=> recede, fall back, retire
=> back up, back off, back down
Sense 2
retreat
=> cocoon
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb retreat
4 senses of retreat
Sense 1
withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back
=> travel, go, move, locomote
Sense 2
retreat
=> travel, go, move, locomote
Sense 3
retrograde, retreat
=> recede, fall back, retire
Sense 4
retreat, pull back, back out, back away, crawfish, crawfish out, pull in one's horns, withdraw
'Cause To' of verb retreat
Derived Forms of verb retreat
1 of 4 senses of retreat
Sense 2
retreat
RELATED TO>(noun) retreat#5
=> hideaway, retreat
RELATED TO>(noun) retreat#2
=> retreat
Domain of verb retreat
Domain Terms of verb retreat
Familiarity of verb retreat
retreat used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Sample Sentences of verb retreat
4 senses of retreat
Sense 1
withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back
*> Something ----s
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s PP
Sense 2
retreat
*> Something is ----ing PP
*> Somebody ----s PP
Sense 3
retrograde, retreat
*> Something ----s
Sense 4
retreat, pull back, back out, back away, crawfish, crawfish out, pull in one's horns, withdraw
*> Somebody ----s
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb retreat
3 of 4 senses of retreat
Sense 1
withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back
> travel, go, move, locomote
=> go around, spread, circulate
=> carry
=> ease
=> whish
=> float
=> swap
=> seek
=> whine
=> fly
=> ride
=> come
=> ghost
=> betake oneself
=> pass over, overfly
=> travel
=> wend
=> do
=> raft
=> get around, get about
=> repair, resort
=> cruise
=> travel, journey
=> come, come up
=> round
=> trundle
=> push
=> travel purposefully
=> swing
=> roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond
=> walk, take the air
=> weave, wind, thread, meander, wander
=> forge, spurt, spirt
=> crawl, creep
=> scramble
=> slither, slide
=> wheel, roll
=> glide
=> bounce, jounce
=> breeze
=> float, drift, be adrift, blow
=> play
=> float, swim
=> walk
=> turn, move around
=> circle
=> slice into, slice through
=> stray, err, drift
=> run
=> step
=> drive, motor
=> automobile
=> ski
=> fly, wing
=> steamer, steam
=> tram
=> taxi
=> ferry
=> caravan
=> ride, sit
=> prance
=> swim
=> rise, lift, arise, move up, go up, come up, uprise
=> ascend, go up
=> descend, fall, go down, come down
=> fall
=> zigzag, crank
=> follow, travel along
=> advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on
=> withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back
=> retrograde
=> proceed, go forward, continue
=> back
=> pan
=> follow
=> precede, lead
=> pursue, follow
=> return, go back, get back, come back
=> derail, jump
=> flock
=> accompany
=> billow
=> circulate
=> circle, circulate
=> angle
=> pass, go through, go across
=> travel by, pass by, surpass, go past, go by, pass
=> travel rapidly, speed, hurry, zip
=> speed
=> zoom
=> drive
=> rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along
=> trail, shack
=> shuttle
=> hiss, whoosh
=> whisk
=> career
=> circuit
=> lance
=> outflank, go around
=> propagate
=> draw
=> transfer, change
=> swash
=> pace
=> step, tread
=> step
=> hurtle
=> retreat
=> whistle
=> island hop
=> plow, plough
=> lurch
=> sift
=> fall
=> drag
=> run
=> bang
=> precess
=> travel, move around
=> ride
=> snowshoe
=> beetle
Sense 2
retreat
> travel, go, move, locomote
=> go around, spread, circulate
=> carry
=> ease
=> whish
=> float
=> swap
=> seek
=> whine
=> fly
=> ride
=> come
=> ghost
=> betake oneself
=> pass over, overfly
=> travel
=> wend
=> do
=> raft
=> get around, get about
=> repair, resort
=> cruise
=> travel, journey
=> come, come up
=> round
=> trundle
=> push
=> travel purposefully
=> swing
=> roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond
=> walk, take the air
=> weave, wind, thread, meander, wander
=> forge, spurt, spirt
=> crawl, creep
=> scramble
=> slither, slide
=> wheel, roll
=> glide
=> bounce, jounce
=> breeze
=> float, drift, be adrift, blow
=> play
=> float, swim
=> walk
=> turn, move around
=> circle
=> slice into, slice through
=> stray, err, drift
=> run
=> step
=> drive, motor
=> automobile
=> ski
=> fly, wing
=> steamer, steam
=> tram
=> taxi
=> ferry
=> caravan
=> ride, sit
=> prance
=> swim
=> rise, lift, arise, move up, go up, come up, uprise
=> ascend, go up
=> descend, fall, go down, come down
=> fall
=> zigzag, crank
=> follow, travel along
=> advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on
=> withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back
=> retrograde
=> proceed, go forward, continue
=> back
=> pan
=> follow
=> precede, lead
=> pursue, follow
=> return, go back, get back, come back
=> derail, jump
=> flock
=> accompany
=> billow
=> circulate
=> circle, circulate
=> angle
=> pass, go through, go across
=> travel by, pass by, surpass, go past, go by, pass
=> travel rapidly, speed, hurry, zip
=> speed
=> zoom
=> drive
=> rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along
=> trail, shack
=> shuttle
=> hiss, whoosh
=> whisk
=> career
=> circuit
=> lance
=> outflank, go around
=> propagate
=> draw
=> transfer, change
=> swash
=> pace
=> step, tread
=> step
=> hurtle
=> retreat
=> whistle
=> island hop
=> plow, plough
=> lurch
=> sift
=> fall
=> drag
=> run
=> bang
=> precess
=> travel, move around
=> ride
=> snowshoe
=> beetle
Sense 3
retrograde, retreat
> recede, fall back, retire
=> ebb, ebb away, ebb down, ebb out, ebb off
=> retrograde, retreat
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb retreat
Sense 1
withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back
=> travel, go, move, locomote
Sense 4
retreat, pull back, back out, back away, crawfish, crawfish out, pull in one's horns, withdraw
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Sense 2
retreat
=> travel, go, move, locomote
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Sense 3
retrograde, retreat
=> recede, fall back, retire
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Grep of verb retreat
beat a retreat
retreat
Grep of adj retreat
retreating
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