retire

Meanings

• go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
  • "He retired at age 68"
• withdraw from active participation
  • "He retired from chess"
• pull back or move away or backward
• withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds
• break from a meeting or gathering
  • "The men retired to the library"
• make (someone) retire
  • "The director was retired after the scandal"
• dispose of (something no longer useful or needed)
  • "She finally retired that old coat"
• lose interest
  • "he retired from life when his wife died"
• cause to be out on a fielding play
• cause to get out
  • "The pitcher retired three batters"
• prepare for sleep

Synonyms

adjourn, bed, crawl in, draw back, go to bed, go to sleep, hit the hay, hit the sack, kip down, move back, pull away, pull back, put out, recede, retreat, sack out, strike out, turn in, withdraw