beat a retreat beatae • beat around the bush · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · beat a retreat · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 14 · · Length 4 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (verb) depart hastily. Synonyms: beat a retreat. · · Verb Definition 1 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 b latin small letter b U+0062 e latin small letter e U+0065 r latin small letter r U+0072 t latin small letter t U+0074