All retreat antonyms
reΒ·treat
R r verb retreat
- mopping up β serving to complete or put the finishing touches to a phase of a particular action.
- live on β to have life, as an organism; be alive; be capable of vital functions: all things that live.
- hit upon β to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
- come to β When someone who is unconscious comes to, they recover consciousness.
- abound β If things abound, or if a place abounds with things, there are very large numbers of them.
- whip β to beat with a strap, lash, rod, or the like, especially by way of punishment or chastisement; flog; thrash: Criminals used to be whipped for minor offenses.
- find fault β a defect or imperfection; flaw; failing: a fault in the brakes; a fault in one's character.
- live out β residing away from the place of one's employment: a live-out cook.
- accessed β the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance: They have access to the files.
- forayed β a quick, sudden attack: The defenders made a foray outside the walls.
- bandied β to pass from one to another or back and forth; give and take; trade; exchange: to bandy blows; to bandy words.
- jump β to spring clear of the ground or other support by a sudden muscular effort; leap: to jump into the air; to jump out a window.
- garrisoning β Present participle of garrison.
- barreling β a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
- conflict β Conflict is serious disagreement and argument about something important. If two people or groups are in conflict, they have had a serious disagreement or argument and have not yet reached agreement.
- live through β experience or endure
- hand in β the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.
- make good β morally excellent; virtuous; righteous; pious: a good man.
- chase β If you chase someone, or chase after them, you run after them or follow them quickly in order to catch or reach them.
- make a killing β If you make a killing, you make a large profit very quickly and easily.
- debited β the recording or an entry of debt in an account.
- crowd β A crowd is a large group of people who have gathered together, for example to watch or listen to something interesting, or to protest about something.
- chime in β If you chime in, you say something just after someone else has spoken.
- debiting β the recording or an entry of debt in an account.
- operate β to work, perform, or function, as a machine does: This engine does not operate properly.
- debouch β (esp of troops) to move into a more open space, as from a narrow or concealed place
- war β a conflict carried on by force of arms, as between nations or between parties within a nation; warfare, as by land, sea, or air.
- foraying β a quick raid, usually for the purpose of taking plunder: Vikings made a foray on the port.
- look alive β having life; living; existing; not dead or lifeless.
- adventuring β the act of doing adventurous things or having adventures
- garrisoned β a body of troops stationed in a fortified place.
- go places β a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.
- forgathered β Simple past tense and past participle of forgather.
- debouches β to march out from a narrow or confined place into open country, as a body of troops: The platoon debouched from the defile into the plain.
- groused β to grumble; complain: I've never met anyone who grouses so much about his work.
- barrelled β a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
- bandying β to pass from one to another or back and forth; give and take; trade; exchange: to bandy blows; to bandy words.
noun retreat
- intervention β the act or fact of intervening.
- entreatment β (obsolete) entreaty; invitation.
- devoir β duty; obligation
- intendance β an administrative department, especially one in the government system introduced by the French statesman Richelieu during the 17th century, or the officials in charge of it.
- in-junction β Law. a judicial process or order requiring the person or persons to whom it is directed to do a particular act or to refrain from doing a particular act.
- entrenchment β The process of entrenching or something which entrenches.
- hit-and-run β guilty of fleeing the scene of an accident or injury one has caused, especially a vehicular accident, thereby attempting to evade being identified and held responsible: a hit-and-run driver.
- civilization β Civilization is the state of having an advanced level of social organization and a comfortable way of life.
- encounter β Unexpectedly experience or be faced with (something difficult or hostile).
- knowhow β knowledge of how to do something; faculty or skill for a particular activity; expertise: Designing a computer requires a lot of know-how.
- quest β a search or pursuit made in order to find or obtain something: a quest for uranium mines; a quest for knowledge.
- demesne β land, esp surrounding a house or manor, retained by the owner for his or her own use
- devoirs β compliments or respects; courteous attentions