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retreating |
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 -------------- Sense 2 retreat => travel, go move locomote -------------- Sense 3 retrograde, retreat => recede, fall back retire -------------- 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 adj retreating The adj retreating has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (6) retreating -- (moving back or away) Antonyms of adj retreating 1 sense of retreating Sense 1 retreating (vs. advancing) advancing (vs. retreating) => forward, onward Similarity of adj retreating 1 sense of retreating Sense 1 retreating (vs. advancing) => receding, retiring => withdrawing Attributes of adj retreating Familiarity of adj retreating retreating used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj retreating retreating 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 adj retreating The adj retreating has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (6) retreating -- (moving back or away)
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