retire
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(verb) in baseball: "The pitcher retired three batters" |
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Synonyms: put out |
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(verb) lose interest; "he retired from life when his wife died" |
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Synonyms: withdraw |
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Related Words: back down, back off, bow out, chicken out, fatigue, jade, pall, pull out, tire, weary |
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(verb) dispose of; as of old clothes; "She finally retired that old coat" |
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Synonyms: pension off |
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Related Words: cast aside, cast away, cast out, chuck out, discard, dispose, fling, put away, throw away, throw out, toss, toss away, toss out |
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(verb) go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position; "He retired at age 68" |
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Related Words: bow out, leave office, quit, step down, superannuate, withdraw |
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(verb) withdraw from active participation: "He retired from chess" |
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Synonyms: withdraw |
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Related Words: cease, discontinue, give up, lay off, quit, stop |
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(verb) make (someone) retire; "The director was retired after the scandal |
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Related Words: can, dismiss, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, sack, send away, superannuate, terminate |
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(verb) withdraw from circulation or form the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds |
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Related Words: recall |
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(verb) move back and away from; "The enemy fell back" |
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Synonyms: fall back, recede |
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Related Words: draw back, ebb, move back, pull away, pull back, recede, retire, retreat, retreat, retrograde, withdraw |
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(verb) break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library" |
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Synonyms: adjourn, withdraw |
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Related Words: close, close down, fold, prorogue, shut down |
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(verb) pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb" |
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Synonyms: draw back, move back, pull away, pull back, recede, retreat, withdraw |
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Related Words: back down, back off, back up, fall back, go, locomote, move, recede, retire, travel |
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(verb) go to bed in order to sleep; "I usually turn in at midnight" |
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Synonyms: crawl in, get into bed, go to bed, go to sleep, hit the hay, hit the sack, kip down, sack out, turn in |
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Related Words: bed down, bunk down |
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