Definitions
1.verbTo treat or deal with (a topic) again or differently.
2.verbTo apply treatment to (an injury, a surface, etc.) again
3.nounThe act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant.
4.nounThe act of reversing direction and receding from a forward position.
5.nounA peaceful, quiet place affording privacy or security.
6.nounA peaceful, quiet place in which to urinate and defecate: an outhouse; a lavatory.
7.nounA period of retirement, seclusion, or solitude.
8.nounA period of meditation, prayer or study.
9.nounWithdrawal by military force from a dangerous position or from enemy attack.
10.nounA signal for a military withdrawal.
11.nounA bugle call or drumbeat signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset, as on a military base.
12.nounA military ceremony to lower the flag.
13.nounThe move of a piece from a threatened position.
14.verbTo withdraw from a position, go back.
15.verb(of a glacier) To shrink back due to generally warmer temperatures.
16.verbTo slope back."a retreating forehead"