Retreat

Kannada Meaning

ಹಿಮ್ಮೇಟ್ಟು

ಹಿಮ್ಮೇಟ್ಟುವಿಕೆ

English Meaning

  1. The act or process of withdrawing, especially from something hazardous, formidable, or unpleasant.
  2. The process of going backward or receding from a position or condition gained.
  3. A place affording peace, quiet, privacy, or security. See Synonyms at shelter.
  4. A period of seclusion, retirement, or solitude.
  5. A period of group withdrawal for prayer, meditation, or study: a religious retreat.
  6. Withdrawal of a military force from a dangerous position or from an enemy attack.
  7. The signal for such withdrawal.
  8. A bugle call or drumbeat signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset, as on a military base.
  9. The military ceremony of lowering the flag.
  10. To fall or draw back; withdraw or retire. See Synonyms at recede1.
  11. To slope backward.
  12. Games To move (a chess piece) back.