retire

Definitions

1. 1transitive verb

   To withdraw; to take away; -- sometimes used reflexively.

2. 2transitive verb

   To withdraw from circulation, or from the market; to take up and pay; as, to retire bonds; to retire a note.

3. 3transitive verb

   To cause to retire; specifically, to designate as no longer qualified for active service; to place on the retired list; as, to retire a military or naval officer.

4. 4intransitive verb

   To go back or return; to draw back or away; to keep aloof; to withdraw or retreat, as from observation; to go into privacy; as, to retire to his home; to retire from the world, or from notice.

5. 5intransitive verb

   To retreat from action or danger; to withdraw for safety or pleasure; as, to retire from battle.

6. 6intransitive verb

   To withdraw from a public station, or from business; as, having made a large fortune, he retired.

7. 7intransitive verb

   To recede; to fall or bend back; as, the shore of the sea retires in bays and gulfs.

8. 8intransitive verb

   To go to bed; as, he usually retires early.

9. 9noun

   The act of retiring, or the state of being retired; also, a place to which one retires.

10. 10noun

    A call sounded on a bugle, announcing to skirmishers that they are to retire, or fall back.

11. 11verb

    prepare for sleep

    "I usually turn in at midnight"

    "He goes to bed at the crack of dawn"

    Synonyms

    bed
12. 12verb

    cause to get out

    "The pitcher retired three batters"

    "the runner was put out at third base"

13. 13verb

    cause to be out on a fielding play

14. 14verb

    lose interest

    "he retired from life when his wife died"

    Synonyms

    withdraw
15. 15verb

    pull back or move away or backward

    "The enemy withdrew"

    "The limo pulled away from the curb"

    Synonyms

    recederetreatwithdraw
16. 16verb

    dispose of (something no longer useful or needed)

    "She finally retired that old coat"

17. 17verb

    go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position

    "He retired at age 68"

18. 18verb

    withdraw from active participation

    "He retired from chess"

    Synonyms

    withdraw
19. 19verb

    make (someone) retire

    "The director was retired after the scandal"

20. 20verb

    break from a meeting or gathering

    "We adjourned for lunch"

    "The men retired to the library"

    Synonyms

    adjournwithdraw
21. 21verb

    withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds