retire

Definitions

• (intransitive) To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness.
• (transitive) To withdraw; to take away.
• (transitive) To cease use or production of something.
• (transitive) To withdraw from circulation, or from the market; to take up and pay.
• (transitive) To cause to retire; specifically, to designate as no longer qualified for active service; to place on the retired list.
• (intransitive) To voluntarily stop batting before being dismissed so that the next batsman can bat.
• (transitive) 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.
• (intransitive) To go back or return; to withdraw or retreat, especially from public view; to go into privacy.
• (intransitive) To retreat from action or danger; to withdraw for safety or pleasure.
• (intransitive) To recede; to fall or bend back.
• (intransitive) To go to bed.
• (transitive) To remove or cease to use.