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: retire, 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,
       retire, move back] [ant: advance, go on, march on,
       move on, pass on, progress]
    4: withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills,
       shares, and bonds
    5: break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch";
       "The men retired to the library" [syn: adjourn, withdraw,
       retire]
    6: make (someone) retire; "The director was retired after the
       scandal"
    7: dispose of (something no longer useful or needed); "She
       finally retired that old coat"
    8: lose interest; "he retired from life when his wife died"
       [syn: retire, withdraw]
    9: cause to be out on a fielding play [syn: put out, retire]
    10: cause to get out; "The pitcher retired three batters"; "the
        runner was put out at third base" [syn: retire, strike
        out]
    11: prepare for sleep; "I usually turn in at midnight"; "He goes
        to bed at the crack of dawn" [syn: go to bed, turn in,
        bed, crawl in, kip down, hit the hay, hit the
        sack, sack out, go to sleep, retire] [ant: arise,
        get up, rise, turn out, uprise]

Retire \Re*tire"\, v. i.
   1. To go back or return; to draw back or away; to keep aloof;
      to withdraw or retreat, as from observation; to go into
      privacy; as, to retire to his home; to retire from the
      world, or from notice.
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            To Una back he cast him to retire.    --Spenser.
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            The mind contracts herself, and shrinketh in,
            And to herself she gladly doth retire. --Sir J.
                                                  Davies.
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   2. To retreat from action or danger; to withdraw for safety
      or pleasure; as, to retire from battle.
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            Set Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle,
            and retire ye from him, that he may be smitten, and
            die.                                  --2 Sam. xi.
                                                  15.
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   3. To withdraw from a public station, or from business; as,
      having made a large fortune, he retired.
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            And from Britannia's public posts retire. --Addison.
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   4. To recede; to fall or bend back; as, the shore of the sea
      retires in bays and gulfs.
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   5. To go to bed; as, he usually retires early.
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   Syn: To withdraw; leave; depart; secede; recede; retreat;
        retrocede.
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Retire \Re*tire"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Retired; p. pr. & vb.
   n. Retiring.] [F. retirer; pref. re- re- + tirer to draw.
   See Tirade.]
   1. To withdraw; to take away; -- sometimes used reflexively.
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            He . . . retired himself, his wife, and children
            into a forest.                        --Sir P.
                                                  Sidney.
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            As when the sun is present all the year,
            And never doth retire his golden ray. --Sir J.
                                                  Davies.
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   2. To withdraw from circulation, or from the market; to take
      up and pay; as, to retire bonds; to retire a note.
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   3. To cause to retire; specifically, to designate as no
      longer qualified for active service; to place on the
      retired list; as, to retire a military or naval officer.
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Retire \Re*tire"\, n.
   1. The act of retiring, or the state of being retired; also,
      a place to which one retires. [Obs.]
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            The battle and the retire of the English succors.
                                                  --Bacon.
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            [Eve] discover'd soon the place of her retire.
                                                  --Milton.
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   2. (Mil.) A call sounded on a bugle, announcing to
      skirmishers that they are to retire, or fall back.
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