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Scoot vs Retreat - What's the difference?

scoot | retreat |

As nouns the difference between scoot and retreat

is that scoot is (slang) a dollar while retreat is the act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant.

As verbs the difference between scoot and retreat

is that scoot is (split) to walk fast; to go quickly; to run away hastily while retreat is to withdraw military forces.

scoot

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (slang) A dollar.
  • (slang) a scooter.
  • :I got a new scoot yesterday. It's a Gamma.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (split) To walk fast; to go quickly; to run away hastily.
    • They scooted over to the window.
  • To ride on a .
  • (of an animal) To move with the forelegs while sitting, so that the floor rubs against its rear end.
    • The dog was scooting all over our new carpet.
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    • Quotations

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    Derived terms

    * scoot over

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    retreat

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of pulling back or withdrawing, as from something dangerous, or unpleasant.
  • * Shakespeare
    • In a retreat he outruns any lackey.
  • The act of reversing direction and receding from a forward position.
  • A peaceful, quiet place affording privacy or security.
  • * L'Estrange
    • He built his son a house of pleasure, and spared no cost to make a delicious retreat .
  • * Dryden
    • That pleasing shade they sought, a soft retreat / From sudden April showers, a shelter from the heat.
  • A period of retirement, seclusion, or solitude.
  • A period of meditation, prayer or study.
  • Withdrawal by military force from a dangerous position or from enemy attack.
  • A signal for a military withdrawal.
  • A bugle call or drumbeat signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset, as on a military base.
  • A military ceremony to lower the flag.
  • (chess) The move of a piece from a threatened position.

    • See also

    * religious retreat

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To withdraw military forces.

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