Defenition of the word retire

• Defenition of the word retire

  • To retreat from action or danger.
  • To stop working after a certain age and start living on a pension.
  • break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library"
  • go to bed in order to sleep; "I usually turn in at midnight"
  • move back and away from; "The enemy fell back"
  • go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position; "He retired at age 68"
  • make (someone) retire; "The director was retired after the scandal
  • withdraw from circulation or form the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds
  • dispose of; as of old clothes; "She finally retired that old coat"
  • in baseball: "The pitcher retired three batters"
  • lose interest; "he retired from life when his wife died"
  • withdraw from active participation: "He retired from chess"
  • pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"
  • go to bed in order to sleep; "I usually turn in at midnight"; "He turns out at the crack of dawn"
  • cause to retire; "The pitcher retired three batters"; "the runner was put out at third base"
  • cause to be out on a fielding play
  • 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"
  • make (someone) retire; "The director was retired after the scandal"
  • withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds
  • prepare for sleep
  • cause to get out
  • lose interest
  • pull back or move away or backward
  • dispose of (something no longer useful or needed)
  • go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
  • withdraw from active participation
  • make (someone) retire
  • break from a meeting or gathering

Synonyms for the word retire

• • adjourn
  • crawl in
  • draw back
  • fall back
  • get into bed
  • go to bed
  • go to sleep
  • hit the hay
  • hit the sack
  • kip down
  • move back
  • pension off
  • pull away
  • pull back
  • put out
  • recede
  • retreat
  • sack out
  • turn in
  • withdraw

Hyponyms for the word retire

• • back down
  • back off
  • back up
  • bed down
  • bow out
  • bunk down
  • chicken out
  • drop out
  • ebb
  • ebb away
  • ebb down
  • ebb off
  • ebb out
  • fall back
  • prorogue
  • pull out
  • recede
  • retire
  • retreat
  • retrograde
  • superannuate
  • withdraw

Hypernyms for the word retire

• • can
  • cast aside
  • cast away
  • cast out
  • cease
  • chuck out
  • close
  • close down
  • close up
  • diddle
  • discard
  • discontinue
  • dismiss
  • displace
  • dispose
  • draw back
  • fatigue
  • fiddle
  • fire
  • fling
  • fold
  • force out
  • give notice
  • give the axe
  • give the sack
  • give up
  • go
  • jade
  • lay off
  • leave office
  • locomote
  • move
  • move back
  • pall
  • play
  • pull away
  • pull back
  • put away
  • quit
  • recall
  • recede
  • resign
  • retire
  • retreat
  • sack
  • send away
  • shut down
  • step down
  • stop
  • terminate
  • throw away
  • throw out
  • tire
  • toss
  • toss away
  • toss out
  • toy
  • travel
  • weary
  • withdraw

Antonyms for the word retire

• • advance
  • arise
  • get up
  • go on
  • march on
  • move on
  • pass on
  • progress
  • rise
  • turn out
  • uprise

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