1. • noun - (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat
   • noun - a place of privacy
   • noun - (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position
   • noun - (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset
   • noun - an area where you can be alone
   • noun - withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation
   • noun - the act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant)
   • verb - pull back or move away or backward
   • verb - move away, as for privacy
   • verb - move back
   • verb - make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity
2. • The act or process of withdrawing, especially from something hazardous, formidable, or unpleasant.
   • The process of going backward or receding from a position or condition gained.
   • A place affording peace, quiet, privacy, or security.
   • A period of seclusion, retirement, or solitude.
   • A period of group withdrawal for prayer, meditation, and study: a religious retreat.
   • Withdrawal of a military force from a dangerous position or from an enemy attack.
   • The signal for such withdrawal.
   • A bugle call or drumbeat signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset, as on a military base.
   • The military ceremony of lowering the flag.
   • To fall or draw back; withdraw or retire.
   • To move (a chess piece) back.
3. • v - to go back or backward

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