retreat

retreat (http://definr.com/retreat)

     n 1: (military) withdrawal to a more favorable position
     2: a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet
     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: a area where you can be alone [syn: hideaway]
     6: withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation; "a religious
        retreat" [syn: retirement]
     v 1: pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew";
          "The limo pulled away from the curb" [syn: withdraw, {pull
          away}, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, {move
          back}]
     2: move away, as for privacy; "The Pope retreats to
        Castelgondolfo every summer"
     3: move back; "The glacier retrogrades" [syn: retrograde]
     4: 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" [syn: pull back,
         back out, back away, crawfish, crawfish out, {pull
        in one's horns}, withdraw]