RETIRE


RETIRE


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Word: retire

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The act of retiring, or the state of being retired.
A place to which one retires.
A call sounded on a bugle, announcing to skirmishers that they are to retire, or fall back. Example: At the retire, the cavalry fell back.
To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness. Example: Having made a large fortune, he retired.
(sometimes reflexive) To withdraw; to take away.
To cease use or production of something. Example: The steamship made thousands of trips over several decades before it was retired by the shipping company.
To withdraw from circulation, or from the market; to take up and pay. Example: The central bank retired those notes five years ago.
To cause to retire; specifically, to designate as no longer qualified for active service; to place on the retired list. Example: The board retired the old major.
(of a batsman) To voluntarily stop batting before being dismissed so that the next batsman can bat. Example: Jones retired in favour of Smith.
(of a fielder) To make a play which results in a runner or the batter being out, either by means of a put out, fly out or strikeout. Example: Jones retired Smith 6-3.
To go back or return; to withdraw or retreat, especially from public view; to go into privacy. Example: I will retire to the study.
To retreat from action or danger; to withdraw for safety or pleasure. Example: The regiment retired from the fray after the Major was killed.
To recede; to fall or bend back. Example: Past the point, the shore retires into a sequence of coves.
To go to bed. Example: I will retire for the night.
To remove or cease to use. Example: When a hurricane becomes so deadly or destructive that future use would be insensitive, officials may retire the name of the hurricane.


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