retire (
http://definr.com/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 form 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: in baseball: "The pitcher retired three batters" [syn: {put
out}]
11: 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,
crawl in,
kip down,
hit the hay,
hit the sack,
get into bed,
sack out,
go to sleep]
[ant:
get up,
get up]