| antlion | | |
| n. (animal) | 1. ant lion, antlion, doodlebug | the larva of any of several insects. |
| ~ genus myrmeleon, myrmeleon | type genus of the Myrmeleontidae: antlions. |
| ~ larva | the immature free-living form of most invertebrates and amphibians and fish which at hatching from the egg is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose. |
| n. (animal) | 2. ant lion, antlion, antlion fly | winged insect resembling a dragonfly; the larvae (doodlebugs) dig conical pits where they wait to catch e.g. ants. |
| ~ neuropteran, neuropteron, neuropterous insect | insect having biting mouthparts and four large membranous wings with netlike veins. |
| ~ genus myrmeleon, myrmeleon | type genus of the Myrmeleontidae: antlions. |
| pull back | | |
| v. (motion) | 1. draw back, move back, pull away, pull back, recede, retire, retreat, withdraw | pull back or move away or backward.; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb" |
| ~ back away, crawfish, crawfish out, pull in one's horns, back out, retreat, pull back, withdraw | make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity.; "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns" |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
| ~ fall back | move back and away from.; "The enemy fell back" |
| ~ retreat, retrograde | move back.; "The glacier retrogrades" |
| ~ back down, back off, back up | move backwards from a certain position.; "The bully had to back down" |
| v. (contact) | 2. draw back, pull back, retract | use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ). |
| ~ pull | apply force so as to cause motion towards the source of the motion.; "Pull the rope"; "Pull the handle towards you"; "pull the string gently"; "pull the trigger of the gun"; "pull your knees towards your chin" |
| v. (contact) | 3. pull back | move to a rearward position; pull towards the back.; "Pull back your arms!" |
| ~ pull back, draw | stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow).; "The archers were drawing their bows" |
| ~ draw, pull, force | cause to move by pulling.; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled" |
| v. (contact) | 4. draw, pull back | stretch back a bowstring (on an archer's bow).; "The archers were drawing their bows" |
| ~ pull back | move to a rearward position; pull towards the back.; "Pull back your arms!" |
| ~ stretch | pull in opposite directions.; "During the Inquisition, the torturers would stretch their victims on a rack" |
| v. (communication) | 5. back away, back out, crawfish, crawfish out, pull back, pull in one's horns, retreat, withdraw | make a retreat from an earlier commitment or activity.; "We'll have to crawfish out from meeting with him"; "He backed out of his earlier promise"; "The aggressive investment company pulled in its horns" |
| ~ draw back, move back, pull away, pull back, recede, retreat, withdraw, retire | pull back or move away or backward.; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb" |
| recede | | |
| v. (competition) | 1. drop off, fall back, fall behind, lose, recede | retreat. |
| ~ retrogress, regress, retrograde | get worse or fall back to a previous condition. |
| v. (change) | 2. recede | become faint or more distant.; "the unhappy memories of her childhood receded as she grew older" |
| ~ change | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
| ~ ebb | fall away or decline.; "The patient's strength ebbed away" |
| retreat | | |
| n. (act) | 1. retreat | (military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat.; "the disorderly retreat of French troops" |
| ~ withdrawal | the act of withdrawing.; "the withdrawal of French troops from Vietnam" |
| ~ fallback, pullout, disengagement | to break off a military action with an enemy. |
| ~ armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | the military forces of a nation.; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" |
| n. (location) | 2. retreat | a place of privacy; a place affording peace and quiet. |
| ~ area, country | a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).; "it was a mountainous area"; "Bible country" |
| ~ ashram | (India) a place of religious retreat for Hindus. |
| ~ ashram | a place of religious retreat modeled after the Indian ashram. |
| ~ camp david | a retreat to the northwest of Washington that is used by the president of the United States. |
| ~ nook | a sheltered and secluded place. |
| ~ nest | a cosy or secluded retreat. |
| ~ pleasance | a pleasant and secluded part of a garden; usually attached to a mansion. |
| ~ sanctum, sanctum sanctorum | a place of inviolable privacy.; "he withdrew to his sanctum sanctorum, where the children could never go" |
| n. (communication) | 3. retreat | (military) a signal to begin a withdrawal from a dangerous position. |
| ~ signal, signaling, sign | any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message.; "signals from the boat suddenly stopped" |
| ~ armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | the military forces of a nation.; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" |
| n. (communication) | 4. retreat | (military) a bugle call signaling the lowering of the flag at sunset. |
| ~ bugle call | a signal broadcast by the sound of a bugle. |
| ~ armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine | the military forces of a nation.; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" |
| n. (artifact) | 5. hideaway, retreat | an area where you can be alone. |
| ~ area | a part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function.; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants" |
| n. (act) | 6. retirement, retreat | withdrawal for prayer and study and meditation.; "the religious retreat is a form of vacation activity" |
| ~ withdrawal | the act of withdrawing.; "the withdrawal of French troops from Vietnam" |
| n. (act) | 7. retreat | the act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant). |
| ~ withdrawal | the act of withdrawing.; "the withdrawal of French troops from Vietnam" |
| v. (motion) | 8. retreat | move away, as for privacy.; "The Pope retreats to Castelgondolfo every summer" |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
| ~ cocoon | retreat as if into a cocoon, as from an unfriendly environment.; "Families cocoon around the T.V. set most evenings"; "She loves to stay at home and cocoon" |
| v. (motion) | 9. retreat, retrograde | move back.; "The glacier retrogrades" |
| ~ draw back, move back, pull away, pull back, recede, retreat, withdraw, retire | pull back or move away or backward.; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb" |
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