retire

UK /ɹəˈtaɪə(ɹ)/ US /ɹəˈtaɪɹ/
verb 6noun 3

Definitions

verb

1

To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness.

Having made a large fortune, he retired.

He wants to retire at 55.

2

To stop playing their sport and in competitions a sports player.

I have decided to retire from football at the end of the season after the World Cup.

I have decided to retire from test cricket at 45.

3

To withdraw; to take away.

He […] retired himself, his wife, and children into a forest.

As when the sun is present all the year, / And never doth retire his golden ray.

4

To cease use or production of something.

The steamship made thousands of trips over several decades before it was retired by the shipping company.

When a hurricane becomes so deadly or destructive that future use would be insensitive, officials may retire the name of the hurricane.

5

To withdraw from circulation, or from the market; to take up and pay.

The central bank retired those notes five years ago.

noun

1

The act of retiring, or the state of being retired.

2

A place to which one retires.

3

A call sounded on a bugle, announcing to skirmishers that they are to retire, or fall back.

At the retire, the cavalry fell back.

verb

1

To fit (a vehicle) with new tires.

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