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Retreats

To treat or deal with (a topic) again or differently.

📖 Definitions of "Retreats"

verb
  1. 1

    To treat or deal with (a topic) again or differently.

  2. 2

    To apply treatment to (an injury, a surface, etc.) again

noun
  1. 1

    The act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant.

  2. 2

    The act of reversing direction and receding from a forward position.

  3. 3

    A peaceful, quiet place affording privacy or security.

  4. 4

    A peaceful, quiet place in which to urinate and defecate: an outhouse; a lavatory.

verb
  1. 1

    To withdraw from a position, go back.

  2. 2

    (of a glacier) To shrink back due to generally warmer temperatures.

  3. 3

    To slope back.

    "a retreating forehead"

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