retire

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retire Definition

• (v) go into retirement; stop performing one''s work or withdraw from one''s position; "He retired at age 68"
• (v) withdraw from active participation; "He retired from chess"
• (v) pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"
• (v) move back and away from; "The enemy fell back"
• (v) withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds
• (v) break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library"
• (v) make (someone) retire; "The director was retired after the scandal"
• (v) dispose of; as of old clothes; "She finally retired that old coat"
• (v) lose interest; "he retired from life when his wife died"
• (v) cause to be out on a fielding play
• (v) cause to retire; "The pitcher retired three batters"; "the runner was put out at third base"
• (v) go to bed in order to sleep; "I usually turn in at midnight"; "He turns out at the crack of dawn"

retire Synonyms

• adjourn
• bed
• crawl in
• draw back
• fall back
• go to bed
• go to sleep
• hit the hay
• hit the sack
• kip down
• move back
• pension off
• pull away
• pull back
• put out
• recede
• retire
• retreat
• sack out
• strike out
• turn in
• withdraw