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RETREATING

(retreat, retirada, retirado, retrett, tilbakekalling, tilbaketog, trekke seg tilbake, uttak)

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4 senses for retreat as a Verb:

Synonyms:
- Withdraw
- Retreat
- Pull away
- Draw back
- Recede
- Pull back
- Retire
- Move back
Definitions:
- pull back or move away or backward
Examples:
- The enemy withdrew
- The limo pulled away from the curb
Synonyms:
- Retreat
Definitions:
- move away, as for privacy
Examples:
- The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer
Synonyms:
- Retrograde
- Retreat
Definitions:
- move back
Examples:
- The glacier retrogrades
Synonyms:
- Retreat
- Pull back
- Back out
- Back away
- Crawfish
- Crawfish out
- Pull in one's horns
- Withdraw
Definitions:
- make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
Examples:
- 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

Verb related (for retreat)
beat a retreat

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