Retreat (Verb)
Meaning 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".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
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Meaning 2
Pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 3
Move back; "The glacier retrogrades".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 4
Move away, as for privacy; "The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer".
Classification
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.