retreat

As nouns the difference between picnic and retreat

is that picnic is a meal eaten outdoors or in another informal setting while retreat is the act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant.

As verbs the difference between picnic and retreat

is that picnic is to eat a picnic while retreat is to withdraw military forces.

As nouns the difference between flinch and retreat

is that flinch is a reflexive jerking away while retreat is the act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant.

As verbs the difference between flinch and retreat

is that flinch is to make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a (usually negative) stimulus while retreat is to withdraw military forces.

As nouns the difference between retreat and camonflet

is that retreat is the act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant while camonflet is a small mine, sometimes formed in the wall or side of an enemy's gallery, to blow in the earth and cut off the retreat of the miners.

As a verb retreat

is to withdraw military forces.

As verbs the difference between retreat and recoyle

is that retreat is to withdraw military forces while recoyle is (obsolete|intransitive) to retreat.

As a noun retreat

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

As a noun retreat

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

As a verb retreat

is to withdraw military forces.

As an adjective retreatlike is

resembling or characteristic of a retreat.

As nouns the difference between retreat and retiral

is that retreat is the act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant while retiral is .

As a verb retreat

is to withdraw military forces.

As nouns the difference between retreat and climbdown

is that retreat is the act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant while climbdown is a retreat or withdrawal from an earlier position or opinion; a backdown.

As a verb retreat

is to withdraw military forces.