Overview of verb retire

The verb retire has 11 senses

• retire -- (go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position; "He retired at age 68")


• retire, withdraw -- (withdraw from active participation; "He retired from chess")


• withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back -- (pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb")


• retire -- (withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds)


• adjourn, withdraw, retire -- (break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library")


• retire -- (make (someone) retire; "The director was retired after the scandal")


• retire -- (dispose of (something no longer useful or needed); "She finally retired that old coat")


• retire, withdraw -- (lose interest; "he retired from life when his wife died")


• put out, retire -- (cause to be out on a fielding play)


• retire, strike out -- (cause to get out; "The pitcher retired three batters"; "the runner was put out at third base")


• go to bed, turn in, bed, crawl in, kip down, hit the hay, hit the sack, sack out, go to sleep, retire -- (prepare for sleep; "I usually turn in at midnight"; "He goes to bed at the crack of dawn")

Overview of adj retiring

The adj retiring has 3 senses

• retiring, unassuming -- (not arrogant or presuming; "unassuming to a fault, skeptical about the value of his work"; "a shy retiring girl")


• past, preceding, retiring -- (of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office; "a retiring member of the board")


• reticent, self-effacing, retiring -- (reluctant to draw attention to yourself)