retire

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness.

   • Having made a large fortune, he retired.
   • He wants to retire at 55.
   • She decided to retire from her banking job due to stress.
2. 2

   To stop playing their sport and in competitions a sports player.

   • I have decided to retire from football at the end of the season after the World Cup.
   • I have decided to retire from test cricket at 45.
3. 3

   To withdraw

   To withdraw; to take away.

   • He […] retired himself, his wife, and children into a forest.
   • As when the sun is present all the year, / And never doth retire his golden ray.
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   1. 4

      To cease use or production of something.

      • The steamship made thousands of trips over several decades before it was retired by the shipping company.
      • When a hurricane becomes so deadly or destructive that future use would be insensitive, officials may retire the name of the hurricane.
      • Only now, due to the COVID-19-associated drop in traffic, are they being retired with 12 of the 30 trains moved to Landore (Swansea) for warm storage.
   2. 5

      To withdraw from circulation, or from the market

      To withdraw from circulation, or from the market; to take up and pay.

      • The central bank retired those notes five years ago.
   3. 6

      To cause to retire

      To cause to retire; specifically, to designate as no longer qualified for active service; to place on the retired list.

      • The board retired the old major.
      • By the time I first spoke to Magana in late 2022, 25/7 Media’s success had given him some measure of financial security. “The truth is that I just retired my parents,” he told me two days after Christmas.
   4. 7

      To voluntarily stop batting before being dismissed so that the next batsman can bat.

      • Jones retired in favour of Smith.
   5. 8

      To make a play which results in a runner or the batter being out, either by means of a…

      To make a play which results in a runner or the batter being out, either by means of a put out, fly out or strikeout. Also, when such an event ends a team's turn at bat.

      • Jones retired Smith 6-3.
      • Jones makes the catch for the third out, and that retires the side.
   6. 9

      To go back or return

      To go back or return; to withdraw or retreat, especially from public view; to go into privacy.

      • I will retire to the study.
      • to retire from the world
      • to retire from the public eye
   7. 10

      To retreat from action or danger

      To retreat from action or danger; to withdraw for safety or pleasure.

      • to retire from battle
      • The regiment retired from the fray after the Major was killed.
   8. 11

      To recede

      To recede; to fall or bend back.

      • Past the point, the shore retires into a sequence of coves.
   9. 12

      To go to bed.

      • I will retire for the night.
   10. 13

       The act of retiring, or the state of being retired.

   11. 14

       A place to which one retires.

   12. 15

       A call sounded on a bugle, announcing to skirmishers that they are to retire, or fall…

       A call sounded on a bugle, announcing to skirmishers that they are to retire, or fall back.

       • At the retire, the cavalry fell back.
   13. 16

       To fit (a vehicle) with new tires.

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