Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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move | Yes | No | Yes | No |
retreat | Yes | No | Yes | No |
move (noun) | retreat (noun) |
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the act of deciding to do something | (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat |
the act of changing your residence or place of business | withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation |
(game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game | the act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant) |
a change of position that does not entail a change of location | an area where you can be alone |
the act of changing location from one place to another | (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset |
(military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position | |
a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet |
move (verb) | retreat (verb) |
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be in a state of action | make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity |
go or proceed from one point to another | pull back or move away or backward |
progress by being changed | move back |
propose formally; in a debate or parliamentary meeting | move away, as for privacy |
have a turn; make one's move in a game | |
give an incentive for action | |
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon | |
arouse sympathy or compassion in | |
move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion | |
cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense | |
change residence, affiliation, or place of employment | |
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically | |
dispose of by selling | |
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) | |
follow a procedure or take a course | |
live one's life in a specified environment |