Found 2 items, similar to retire.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: retire retire 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: 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, move back ] 4: move back and away from; “The enemy fell back” [syn: recede, fall back] [ant: advance] 5: withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds 6: break from a meeting or gathering; “We adjourned for lunch”; “The men retired to the library” [syn: adjourn, withdraw] 7: make (someone) retire; “The director was retired after the scandal” 8: dispose of; as of old clothes; “She finally retired that old coat” [syn: pension off] 9: lose interest; “he retired from life when his wife died” [syn: withdraw] 10: cause to be out on a fielding play [syn: put out] 11: cause to retire; “The pitcher retired three batters”; “the runner was put out at third base” [syn: strike out] 12: go to bed in order to sleep; “I usually turn in at midnight”; “He turns out 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] [ant: get up, get up]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Retire Retire \Re*tire"\, n. 1. The act of retiring, or the state of being retired; also, a place to which one retires. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The battle and the retire of the English succors. --Bacon. [1913 Webster] [Eve] discover'd soon the place of her retire. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mil.) A call sounded on a bugle, announcing to skirmishers that they are to retire, or fall back. [1913 Webster] Retire \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. [1913 Webster] To Una back he cast him to retire. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] The mind contracts herself, and shrinketh in, And to herself she gladly doth retire. --Sir J. Davies. [1913 Webster] 2. To retreat from action or danger; to withdraw for safety or pleasure; as, to retire from battle. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 3. To withdraw from a public station, or from business; as, having made a large fortune, he retired. [1913 Webster] And from Britannia's public posts retire. --Addison. [1913 Webster] 4. To recede; to fall or bend back; as, the shore of the sea retires in bays and gulfs. [1913 Webster] 5. To go to bed; as, he usually retires early. [1913 Webster] Syn: To withdraw; leave; depart; secede; recede; retreat; retrocede. [1913 Webster] Retire \Re*tire"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Retired; p. pr. & vb. n. Retiring.] [F. retirer; pref. re- re- + tirer to draw. See Tirade.] 1. To withdraw; to take away; -- sometimes used reflexively. [1913 Webster] He . . . retired himself, his wife, and children into a forest. --Sir P. Sidney. [1913 Webster] As when the sun is present all the year, And never doth retire his golden ray. --Sir J. Davies. [1913 Webster] 2. To withdraw from circulation, or from the market; to take up and pay; as, to retire bonds; to retire a note. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]