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retire [v]
 
1)go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position; "He retired at age 68"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: leave_office  retirement  retirement  retired_person  superannuate  bow_out 
 
2)withdraw from active participation; "He retired from chess"
    Synonyms :withdraw 
    See Also: bow_out  cease  secession  retirement  retired_person 
 
3)pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"
    Synonyms :draw_back move_back pull_away pull_back recede retreat withdraw 
    See Also: back_away  go  pullback  receding  withdrawal  fall_back  back_down 
 
4)move back and away from; "The enemy fell back"
    Synonyms :fall_back recede 
    See Also: draw_back  disengagement  ceding_back  receding  advance  ebb  retreat 
 
5)withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds
    Synonyms :
    See Also: recall 
 
6)break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library"
    Synonyms :adjourn withdraw 
    See Also: seclude  assemble  close  withdrawal  adjournment  prorogue 
 
7)make (someone) retire; "The director was retired after the scandal"
    Synonyms :
    See Also: can  superannuate 
 
8)dispose of; as of old clothes; "She finally retired that old coat"
    Synonyms :pension_off 
    See Also: cast_aside 
 
9)lose interest; "he retired from life when his wife died"
    Synonyms :withdraw 
    See Also: fatigue  withdrawer  detachment  back_down 
 
10)cause to be out on a fielding play
    Synonyms :put_out 
    See Also: diddle  ball  putout 
 
11)cause to retire; "The pitcher retired three batters"; "the runner was put out at third base"
    Synonyms :strike_out 
    See Also: ease_up  ball  strikeout 
 
12)go to bed in order to sleep; "I usually turn in at midnight"; "He turns out at the crack of dawn"
    Synonyms :bed crawl_in go_to_bed go_to_sleep hit_the_hay hit_the_sack kip_down sack_out turn_in 
    See Also: arise  bed_down 
 




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