Retreat

[Sarah]

To make a retreat; to retire from any position or place; towithdraw; as, the defeated army retreated from the field.The rapid currents drive Towards the retreating sea their furioustide. Milton.

[Mark Zuckerberg]

NOUN:

A movement away from danger or a confrontation, back along the original route.

A withdrawal from a position or point of view to one intended to [lessen] conflict.

A withdrawal of military forces following a defeat or preceding a change of position.

A signal, usually a [bugle] call or [drumbeat], telling soldiers to perform a [retreat].

A period of quiet rest and [contemplation] in a secluded place.

A quiet secluded place where people go [for rest] and privacy.

A place where people or animals go to avoid danger or capture.

A place for the long-term care and treatment of people who are incapable of caring for themselves.

Period of seclusion: A period away from normal activities, devoted to prayer and meditation, often spent in a religious community.

VERB:

To move back away from danger or a confrontation.

To withdraw from a position or point of view to one intended to lessen conflict.

To withdraw following a defeat or prior to a change of position.

To [recede] or fall back from a previous position
when the glaciers retreated.

To move a chesspiece back to an earlier position.

[Couch Potatoe]

[The word] [Victory] in [French].

[Magaret]

The act of [pulling out] AFTER [ejaculating] during [unprotected sex].

[Zipporah Schumaker]

[The way] a person looks while walking away; often a [judgement] on his/her [posterior].

[Dave Paprocki]

A spiritual [getaway]
To surrender, [withdraw] (i.e. military battle)
To [treat yourself] again