n.
1.(military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat
2.a place of privacy
3.(military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position
4.(military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset
5.an area where you can be alone
6.withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation retreat v.
1.pull back or move away or backward
2.move away, as for privacy
3.move back
4.make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
Idiom of the Day
rub (someone) the wrong way
to irritate others with something that one says or does, to make someone dislike you
The woman's rude behavior always rubs me the wrong way.
