retreat in WordNet English dictionary

1. 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"
   retreat  pull back  back out  back away  crawfish  crawfish out  pull in one's horns  withdraw 
   
2. pull back or move away or backward
   "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"
   withdraw  retreat  pull away  draw back  recede  pull back  retire  move back 
   
3. move back
   "The glacier retrogrades"
   retrograde  retreat 
   
4. move away, as for privacy
   "The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer"
   retreat 
   

1. an area where you can be alone
   hideaway  retreat 
   
2. withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation
   "the religious retreat is a form of vacation activity"
   retirement  retreat 
   
3. (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"
   retreat 
   
4. the act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant)
   retreat 
   
5. (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset
   retreat 
   
6. (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position
   retreat 
   
7. a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet
   retreat