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RETIRE
retire, strike out
(verb) cause to get out; “The pitcher retired three batters”; “the runner was put out at third base”
retire, withdraw
(verb) lose interest; “he retired from life when his wife died”
withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back
(verb) pull back or move away or backward; “The enemy withdrew”; “The limo pulled away from the curb”
retire
(verb) dispose of (something no longer useful or needed); “She finally retired that old coat”
retire
(verb) go into retirement; stop performing one’s work or withdraw from one’s position; “He retired at age 68”
retire, withdraw
(verb) withdraw from active participation; “He retired from chess”
retire
(verb) make (someone) retire; “The director was retired after the scandal”
adjourn, withdraw, retire
(verb) break from a meeting or gathering; “We adjourned for lunch”; “The men retired to the library”
retire
(verb) withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Verb
retire (third-person singular simple present retires, present participle retiring, simple past and past participle retired)
(intransitive) To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness.
(transitive, sometimes, reflexive) To withdraw; to take away.
(transitive) To cease use or production of something.
(transitive) To withdraw from circulation, or from the market; to take up and pay.
(transitive) To cause to retire; specifically, to designate as no longer qualified for active service; to place on the retired list.
(intransitive, cricket, of a batsman) To voluntarily stop batting before being dismissed so that the next batsman can bat.
(transitive, baseball, of a fielder) To make a play which results in a runner or the batter being out, either by means of a put out, fly out or strikeout.
(intransitive) To go back or return; to withdraw or retreat, especially from public view; to go into privacy.
(intransitive) To retreat from action or danger; to withdraw for safety or pleasure.
(intransitive) To recede; to fall or bend back.
(intransitive) To go to bed.
(transitive) To remove or cease to use.
Noun
retire (plural retires)
(rare) The act of retiring, or the state of being retired.
A place to which one retires.
Synonym: retreat
(dated) A call sounded on a bugle, announcing to skirmishers that they are to retire, or fall back.
Etymology 2
Verb
retire (third-person singular simple present retires, present participle retiring, simple past and past participle retired)
(transitive, American spelling) To fit (a vehicle) with new tires.
Anagrams
• Terrie, reiter, retier, Ă©trier
Source: Wiktionary
Re*tire", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Retired; p. pr. & vb. n. Retiring.] Etym: [F. retirer; pref. re- re- + tirer to draw. See Tirade.]
1. To withdraw; to take away; -- sometimes used reflexively. He . . . retired himself, his wife, and children into a forest. Sir P. Sidney. As when the sun is present all the year, And never doth retire his golden ray. Sir J. Davies.
2. To withdraw from circulation, or from the market; to take up and pay; as, to retire bonds; to retire a note.
3. 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.
Re*tire", v. i.
1. 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. To Una back he cast him to retire. Spenser. The mind contracts herself, and shrinketh in, And to herself she gladly doth retire. Sir J. Davies.
2. To retreat from action or danger; to withdraw for safety or pleasure; as, to retire from battle. Set Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle, and retire ye from him, that he may be smitten, and die. 2 Sam. xi. 15.
3. To withdraw from a public station, or from business; as, having made a large fortune, he retired. And from Britannia's public posts retire. Addison.
4. To recede; to fall or bend back; as, the shore of the sea retires in bays and gulfs.
5. To go to bed; as, he usually retires early.
Syn.
– To withdraw; leave; depart; secede; recede; retreat; retrocede.
Re*tire", n.
1. The act of retiring, or the state of being retired; also, a place to which one retires. [Obs.] The battle and the retire of the English succors. Bacon. [Eve] discover'd soon the place of her retire. Milton.
2. (Mil.)
Definition: A call sounded on a bugle, announcing to skirmishers that they are to retire, or fall back.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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