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Retire - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Retire : (verb)
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 from 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: cause to be out on a fielding play [syn: put out]
11: cause to retire; "The pitcher retired three batters"; "the
runner was put out at third base" [syn: strike out]
12: 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, bed, crawl in, kip down, hit
the hay, hit the sack, sack out, go to sleep]
[ant: get up, get up]
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Retire - Example Usage |
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AmyTeaSpeaks: RT @capepac: ATTENTION Indiana Conservatives! Please get out and vote today! It's time to retire RINO Dick Lugar. Find a poll: https://t.co/ddY8jP8u |
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TheHungryTrout: girls in the house. Retire to the den.. |
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Margaery_: @Lord_Stannis creo que será mejor que me retire a descansar, esto me ha dejado más agotada de lo que imaginaba. |
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brettcgeorge: #InSchool I just worked hard knowing that one day I could retire at a young age....19 was not the age I had in mind! #JobPlease |
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Tiucka: RT @aalyssonbr: Tô aqui imaginando a cena com a Carolina Dieckmann de braços cruzados, batendo o pézinho enquanto exige que o Google retire as fotos. |
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