'retreats'
[retreat.n.01] as in: (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat


Examples:
the disorderly retreat of French troops



'retreats'
[retreat.n.02] as in: a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet



'retreats'
[retreat.n.03] as in: (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position



'retreats'
[retreat.n.04] as in: (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset



'retreats'
[hideaway.n.02] as in: an area where you can be alone



'retreats'
[retirement.n.03] as in: withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation


Examples:
the religious retreat is a form of vacation activity



'retreats'
[retreat.n.07] as in: the act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant)



'retreats'
[withdraw.v.01] as in: pull back or move away or backward


Examples:
The enemy withdrew
The limo pulled away from the curb


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'retreats'
[retreat.v.02] as in: move away, as for privacy


Examples:
The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer



'retreats'
[retrograde.v.03] as in: move back


Examples:
The glacier retrogrades



'retreats'
[retreat.v.04] as in: 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



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