Retire meaning

What does “retire” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“retire” is a verb with 11 meanings. Its most common meaning is: go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position.

retire

go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
“He retired at age 68”
withdraw from active participation
“He retired from chess”
Synonymswithdraw
pull back or move away or backward
“The enemy withdrew”
“The limo pulled away from the curb”
Synonymswithdraw retreat pull away draw back recede pull back move back
withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds
break from a meeting or gathering
“We adjourned for lunch”
“The men retired to the library”
Synonymsadjourn withdraw
make (someone) retire
“The director was retired after the scandal”
dispose of (something no longer useful or needed)
“She finally retired that old coat”
lose interest
“he retired from life when his wife died”
Synonymswithdraw
cause to be out on a fielding play
Synonymsput out
cause to get out
“The pitcher retired three batters”
“the runner was put out at third base”
Synonymsstrike out
prepare for sleep
“I usually turn in at midnight”
“He goes to bed at the crack of dawn”
Synonymsgo to bed turn in bed crawl in kip down hit the hay hit the sack sack out

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University