Retire - Definition

v 1: go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw
from one's position; "He retired at age 68"
2: withdraw from active participation; "He retired from chess"
[syn: retire, withdraw]
3: pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew";
"The limo pulled away from the curb" [syn: withdraw,
retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back,
retire, move back] [ant: advance, go on, march on,
move on, pass on, progress]
4: withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills,
shares, and bonds
5: break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch";
"The men retired to the library" [syn: adjourn, withdraw,
retire]
6: make (someone) retire; "The director was retired after the
scandal"
7: dispose of (something no longer useful or needed); "She
finally retired that old coat"
8: lose interest; "he retired from life when his wife died"
[syn: retire, withdraw]
9: cause to be out on a fielding play [syn: put out, retire]
10: cause to get out; "The pitcher retired three batters"; "the
runner was put out at third base" [syn: retire, strike
out]
11: prepare for sleep; "I usually turn in at midnight"; "He goes
to bed at the crack of dawn" [syn: go to bed, turn in,
bed, crawl in, kip down, hit the hay, hit the
sack, sack out, go to sleep, retire] [ant: arise,
get up, rise, turn out, uprise]