retire
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/ɹəˈtaɪə(ɹ)/
English
Definitions
noun
- 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.“At the retire, the cavalry fell back.”
verb
- To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness.“Having made a large fortune, he retired.”
- (sometimes reflexive) To withdraw; to take away.
- To cease use or production of something.“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.“The central bank retired those notes five years ago.”
verb
- To fit (a vehicle) with new tires.
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Synonyms
retreatwithdrawadjournrecededraw backpull awayturn infall backmove backpull backkip downhit the haygo to bedhit the sacksack outgo to sleep