A Quick and Simple Dictionary

retire

1. Noun.  (rare) The act of retiring, or the state of being retired; also, a place to which one retires.
2. Noun.  (dated) A call sounded on a bugle, announcing to skirmishers that they are to retire, or fall back.
3. Verb.  (transitive) To withdraw; to take away; -- sometimes used reflexively.
4. Verb.  (transitive) To withdraw from circulation, or from the market; to take up and pay; as, to retire bonds; to retire a note.
5. Verb.  (transitive) 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.
6. Verb.  (transitive, cricket) to voluntarily stop batting before being dismissed so that the next batsman can bat.
7. Verb.  (transitive, baseball) , to make a defensive play which results in a runner or the batter being put out.
8. Verb.  (intransitive) 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.
9. Verb.  (intransitive) To retreat from action or danger; to withdraw for safety or pleasure; as, to retire from battle.
10. Verb.  (intransitive) To withdraw from a public station, from working, or from business.
11. Verb.  (intransitive) To recede; to fall or bend back; as, the shore of the sea retires in bays and gulfs.
12. Verb.  (intransitive) To go to bed; as, he usually retires early.