The meaning of Retreat

noun

The protection granted by a state to someone who has left their home country as a political refugee.

Usage examples:

She applied for asylum and was granted refugee status

noun

Protection or safety, or a protected and safe place, given esp. to someone who has left a country or place for political reasons

Usage examples:

The refugees have asked for political asylum., he was committed to an insane asylum in 1899.

noun

A private room or compartment on a ship.

Usage examples:

She lay in her cabin on a steamer

verb

Confine within narrow bounds.

Usage examples:

Once loosed, the idea of equality is not easily cabined

noun

A separate space in an aircraft for passengers or for the people operating it, or a room on a ship equipped with beds for sleeping

Usage examples:

They gave us seats in the first-class cabin of the plane., we stayed in a cabin in the mountains fo…

noun

A small house, typically one in the country.

Usage examples:

A holiday cottage

verb

Perform homosexual acts in a public toilet.

Usage examples:

They said that at some point in their lives they've cottaged or cruised in parks

noun

A small house, usually away from a city or town

noun

A country house or cottage in russia, typically used as a second or holiday home.

Usage examples:

A man may boast of his home as his castle, but russians are increasingly turning to building countr…

noun

A wild mammal's hidden home; a lair.

Usage examples:

A female mink had set up her den there

verb

(of a wild animal) live in a den.

Usage examples:

The cubs denned in the late autumn

verb

Run away from a place or situation of danger.

Usage examples:

To escape the fighting, his family fled from their village

verb

Run away quickly

verb

To escape by running away, esp. because of danger or fear

Usage examples:

[ i ] an fbi spokesman said stewart fled before police arrived.

noun

The action or process of flying through the air.

Usage examples:

An eagle in flight

verb

(in soccer, cricket, etc.) deliver (a ball) with well-judged trajectory and pace.

Usage examples:

He flighted a free kick into the box

noun

An aircraft trip, or the occasion of being a passenger in an aircraft

Usage examples:

[ c ] we’ll be arriving home on tuesday on flight 147., [ c ] all flights out of midway have been c…

noun

A place of safety or refuge.

Usage examples:

A haven for wildlife

noun

A safe or peaceful place

noun

A safe place, especially a country where you can keep your money protected

Usage examples:

The island's tax regulations are so lax that it has become a haven for owners of offshore companies.

noun

A place used for hiding in or as a retreat from other people.

Usage examples:

Workmen added 4 ft to the top of the 6 ft-high wooden fence round her surrey hideaway to stop pryin…

noun

A place where someone goes when the person wants to relax and get away

Usage examples:

A country hideaway

noun

A hiding place, especially one used by someone who has broken the law.

Usage examples:

The kidnappers did not want their hideout discovered

noun

A secret place where someone can go when the person does not want to be found by other people

Usage examples:

We made our hideout under the bushes.

noun

A small place for hiding things in

noun

A place where a wild animal, especially a fierce or dangerous one, lives.

Usage examples:

He saw that his dogs had roused a wild boar from its lair

verb

Dress or behave in a flashy manner.

Usage examples:

Some of us laired up in assam silk suits

noun

A place where certain kinds of wild animals live, often underground and hidden, or a place where a person hides

Usage examples:

A fox’s lair, a thieves’ lair

noun

A structure or place made or chosen by a bird for laying eggs and sheltering its young.

Usage examples:

Two sparrows frantically building a nest

verb

(of a bird or other animal) use or build a nest.

Usage examples:

The owls often nest in barns

noun

A structure or other place where creatures, esp. birds, give birth or leave their eggs to develop

Usage examples:

Swallows are nesting in our apple tree.

verb

Suddenly spring or flinch back in fear, horror, or disgust.

Usage examples:

He recoiled in horror

noun

The action of recoiling.

Usage examples:

His body jerked with the recoil of the rifle

verb

To make a sudden movement away from something esp. because of fear or disgust

Usage examples:

Fig. sun-worshipers might recoil in horror at the chilling winds and rough seas, but we loved the p…

noun

The state of being safe or sheltered from pursuit, danger, or difficulty.

Usage examples:

He was forced to take refuge in the french embassy

noun

Protection or shelter from danger, trouble, etc., or a place that provides this

Usage examples:

[ u ] residents took refuge in their basements during the tornado., [ c ] the bay is also a wildlif…

noun

A place that is frequented for holidays or recreation or for a particular purpose.

Usage examples:

A seaside resort

verb

Turn to and adopt (a course of action, especially an extreme or undesirable one) so as to resolve a difficult situation.

Usage examples:

The duke was prepared to resort to force if negotiation failed

verb

Leave one's job and cease to work, typically on reaching the normal age for leaving service.

Usage examples:

He retired from the navy in 1986

noun

A movement in which one leg is raised at right angles to the body until the toe is in line with the knee of the supporting leg.

Usage examples:

The orchestra stopped, and she continued to stay on pointe; sometimes moving from retiré into a la …

noun

Refuge or safety from pursuit, persecution, or other danger.

Usage examples:

His sons took sanctuary in the church

noun

Protection or a safe place, esp. for someone or something being chased or hunted

Usage examples:

[ u ] the storm’s survivors took sanctuary in the church., [ c ] a wildlife/bird sanctuary, [ c ] n…

noun

A place giving temporary protection from bad weather or danger.

Usage examples:

Huts like this are used as a shelter during the winter

verb

Protect or shield from something harmful, especially bad weather.

Usage examples:

The hut sheltered him from the cold wind

noun

Something that gives protection, such as a building or tent, or the protection provided

Usage examples:

[ c ] we took the stray dog to an animal shelter., [ u ] the wall gave us some shelter from the win…

verb

Remove or take away (something) from a particular place or position.

Usage examples:

Ruth withdrew her hand from his

verb

Pull back or move away or backward

verb

To take something back, or to remove something

Usage examples:

[ t ] he asked that his name be withdrawn from nomination for a golden globe award., [ t ] democrat…

noun

The action of withdrawing something.

Usage examples:

The withdrawal of legal aid

noun

An act of taking something back, removing something, or moving something back

Usage examples:

[ c ] a troop withdrawal, [ c ] he had made several large withdrawals from his bank account (= he h…

noun

The act of taking money out of an account, or the amount of money taken

Usage examples:

The savings account only allows you to make three withdrawals a year., there's a cash withdrawal li…