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retreated retreated definition

retreated


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  retreat 
 
  2  of  4  senses  of  retreat 
 
  Sense  1 
  withdraw,  retreat,  pull  away  draw  back  recede,  pull  back  retire,  move  back 
  =>  recede,  fall  back  retire 
  =>  back  up  back  off  back  down 
 
  Sense  2 
  retreat 
  =>  high-tail 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  retreat 
 
  2  of  4  senses  of  retreat 
 
  Sense  1 
  withdraw,  retreat,  pull  away  draw  back  recede,  pull  back  retire,  move  back 
  =>  recede,  fall  back  retire 
  =>  ebb,  ebb  away  ebb  down  ebb  out  ebb  off 
  =>  retrograde,  retreat 
  =>  back  up  back  off  back  down 
 
  Sense  2 
  retreat 
  =>  high-tail 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  retreat 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  retreat 
 
  4  senses  of  retreat 
 
  Sense  1 
  withdraw,  retreat,  pull  away  draw  back  recede,  pull  back  retire,  move  back 
  =>  travel,  go  move  locomote 
 
  Sense  2 
  retreat 
  =>  travel,  go  move  locomote 
 
  Sense  3 
  retrograde,  retreat 
  =>  recede,  fall  back  retire 
 
  Sense  4 
  retreat,  pull  back  back  out  back  away  crawfish,  crawfish  out  pull  in  one's  horns,  withdraw 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  retreat 
 
  retreat  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  retreat 
 
  Sense  1 
  withdraw,  retreat,  pull  away  draw  back  recede,  pull  back  retire,  move  back 
  =>  travel,  go  move  locomote 
 
  Sense  4 
  retreat,  pull  back  back  out  back  away  crawfish,  crawfish  out  pull  in  one's  horns,  withdraw 
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  Sense  2 
  retreat 
  =>  travel,  go  move  locomote 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  retrograde,  retreat 
  =>  recede,  fall  back  retire 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  retreated 
  retreated 
 
  Overview  of  noun  retreated 
 
  The  noun  retreated  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  retreated  --  (people  who  have  retreated;  "he  had  only  contempt  for  the  retreated") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  retreat 
 
  The  verb  retreat  has  4  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (10)  withdraw,  retreat,  pull  away  draw  back  recede,  pull  back  retire,  move  back  --  (pull  back  or  move  away  or  backward;  "The  enemy  withdrew";  "The  limo  pulled  away  from  the  curb") 
  2.  retreat  --  (move  away  as  for  privacy;  "The  Pope  retreats  to  Castelgondolfo  every  summer") 
  3.  retrograde,  retreat  --  (move  back  "The  glacier  retrogrades") 
  4.  retreat,  pull  back  back  out  back  away  crawfish,  crawfish  out  pull  in  one's  horns,  withdraw  --  (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") 
 
  Overview  of  noun  retreated 
 
  The  noun  retreated  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  retreated  --  (people  who  have  retreated;  "he  had  only  contempt  for  the  retreated") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  retreat 
 
  The  verb  retreat  has  4  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (10)  withdraw,  retreat,  pull  away  draw  back  recede,  pull  back  retire,  move  back  --  (pull  back  or  move  away  or  backward;  "The  enemy  withdrew";  "The  limo  pulled  away  from  the  curb") 
  2.  retreat  --  (move  away  as  for  privacy;  "The  Pope  retreats  to  Castelgondolfo  every  summer") 
  3.  retrograde,  retreat  --  (move  back  "The  glacier  retrogrades") 
  4.  retreat,  pull  back  back  out  back  away  crawfish,  crawfish  out  pull  in  one's  horns,  withdraw  --  (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") 



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