[syn: go to bed, turn in, bed, crawl in, kip down, hit the hay, hit the sack, sack out, go to sleep, retire]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
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]