ALL meanings of retire
re·ti·ré
R r - noun plural retire a movement in which the dancer brings one foot to the knee of the supporting leg and then returns it to the fifth position. 1
- intransitive verb retire stop working 1
- intransitive verb retire go to bed 1
- intransitive verb retire withdraw: to a place 1
- transitive verb retire stop using: sth old 1
- transitive verb retire cause to stop working 1
- verb retire When older people retire, they leave their job and usually stop working completely. 0
- verb retire When a sports player retires from their sport, they stop playing in competitions. When they retire from a race or a match, they stop competing in it. 0
- verb retire If you retire to another room or place, you go there. 0
- verb retire When a jury in a court of law retires, the members of it leave the court in order to decide whether someone is guilty or innocent. 0
- verb retire When you retire, you go to bed. 0
- verb retire to give up or to cause (a person) to give up his or her work, a post, etc, esp on reaching pensionable age 0
- verb retire to go away, as into seclusion, for recuperation, etc 0
- verb retire to go to bed 0
- verb retire to recede or disappear 0
- verb retire to withdraw from a sporting contest, esp because of injury 0
- verb retire to pull back (troops, etc) from battle or an exposed position or (of troops, etc) to fall back 0
- verb retire to remove (bills, bonds, shares, etc) from circulation by taking them up and paying for them 0
- verb retire to remove (money) from circulation 0
- intransitive verb retire to go away, retreat, or withdraw to a private, sheltered, or secluded place 0
- intransitive verb retire to give ground, as in battle; retreat; withdraw 0
- intransitive verb retire to give up one's work, business, career, etc., esp. because of advanced age 0
- intransitive verb retire to move back or away, or seem to do so 0
- verb transitive retire to withdraw or move in retreat 0
- verb transitive retire to take (money) out of circulation 0
- verb transitive retire to take up or pay off (stocks, bonds, bills, etc.) 0
- verb transitive retire to cause to retire from a position, job, or office 0
- verb transitive retire to withdraw from use 0
- verb transitive retire to end the batting turn of (a batter, side, etc.) by putting the batter, side, etc. out 0
- verb retire If you retire, you stop work when you have reached a certain age, usually when you are eligible for Social Security or a pension. 0