Verb retire has 12 senses
  1. retire - go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position; "He retired at age 68"
    --1 is one way to
    leave office, quit, step down, resign
    Derived forms: noun retirement1, noun retirement2, noun retiree1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s
  2. retire, withdraw - withdraw from active participation; "He retired from chess"
    --2 is one way to discontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit, lay off
    Derived forms: noun retirement2, noun retiree1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s PP
  3. withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back - pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"
    --3 is one way to travel, go, move, locomote
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s PP
  4. recede, fall back, retire - move back and away from; "The enemy fell back"
    --4 is one way to withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s
    Something is ----ing PP
    Somebody ----s PP
  5. retire - withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds
    --5 is one way to
    recall
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  6. adjourn, withdraw, retire - break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library"
    --6 is one way to close, fold, shut down, close down
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s PP
  7. retire - make (someone) retire; "The director was retired after the scandal"
    --7 is one way to
    fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s somebody
  8. retire, pension off - dispose of; as of old clothes; "She finally retired that old coat"
    --8 is one way to discard, fling, toss, toss out, toss away, chuck out, cast aside, dispose, throw out, cast out, throw away, cast away, put away
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
  9. retire, withdraw - lose interest; "he retired from life when his wife died"
    --9 is one way to tire, pall, weary, fatigue, jade
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s PP
  10. put out, retire - cause to be out on a fielding play
    --10 is one way to toy, fiddle, diddle, play
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s somebody
  11. retire, strike out - cause to retire; "The pitcher retired three batters"; "the runner was put out at third base"
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s somebody
  12. go to bed, turn in, bed, crawl in, kip down, hit the hay, hit the sack, sack out, go to sleep, retire - go to bed in order to sleep; "I usually turn in at midnight"; "He turns out at the crack of dawn"
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s
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