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retire
1. go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position (Freq. 18) - He retired at age 68 • Derivationally related forms: retirement, retiree • Hypernyms: leave office, quit, step down, resign • Hyponyms: superannuate, bow out, withdraw • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s 2. withdraw from active participation (Freq. 7) - He retired from chess • Syn: withdraw • Derivationally related forms: withdrawal (for: withdraw), retirement, retiree • Hypernyms: discontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit, lay off • Hyponyms: drop out • Verb Group: bow out, withdraw • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s PP 3. pull back or move away or backward (Freq. 2) - The enemy withdrew - The limo pulled away from the curb • Syn: withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, move back • Ant: advance (for: recede) • Derivationally related forms: pullback (for: pull back), receding (for: recede), withdrawal (for: withdraw) • Hypernyms: travel, go, move, locomote • Hyponyms: fall back, retrograde, retreat, back up, back off, back down • Verb Group: retreat, pull back, back out, back away, crawfish, crawfish out, pull in one's horns, withdraw • Verb Frames: - Something ----s - Somebody ----s - Somebody ----s something - Somebody ----s PP 4. withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: recall • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something 5. break from a meeting or gathering (Freq. 1) - We adjourned for lunch - The men retired to the library • Syn: adjourn, withdraw • Derivationally related forms: withdrawal (for: withdraw), adjournment (for: adjourn) • Hypernyms: close up, close, fold, shut down, close down • Hyponyms: prorogue • Verb Group: seclude, sequester, sequestrate, withdraw • Entailment: meet, gather, assemble, forgather, foregather • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s - Somebody ----s PP - Somebody ----s something (for: adjourn) 6. make (someone) retire (Freq. 1) - The director was retired after the scandal • Hypernyms: displace, fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate • Hyponyms: superannuate • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s somebody 7. dispose of (something no longer useful or needed) (Freq. 1) - She finally retired that old coat • Hypernyms: discard, fling, toss, toss out, toss away, chuck out, cast aside, dispose, throw out, cast out, throw away, cast away, put away • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something 8. lose interest - he retired from life when his wife died • Syn: withdraw • Derivationally related forms: withdrawer (for: withdraw), withdrawal (for: withdraw) • Hypernyms: tire, pall, weary, fatigue, jade • Hyponyms: chicken out, back off, pull out, back down, bow out • Verb Group: withdraw • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s - Somebody ----s PP 9. cause to be out on a fielding play • Syn: put out • Derivationally related forms: putout (for: put out) • Topics: baseball, baseball game • Hypernyms: toy, fiddle, diddle, play • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s somebody 10. prepare for sleep - I usually turn in at midnight - He goes to bed at the crack of dawn • Syn: go to bed, turn in, bed, crawl in, kip down, hit the hay, hit the sack, sack out, go to sleep • Ant: turn out (for: turn in), get up (for: go to bed) • Hyponyms: bed down, bunk down • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s 11. cause to get out - The pitcher retired three batters - the runner was put out at third base • Syn: strike out • Derivationally related forms: strikeout (for: strike out) • Topics: baseball, baseball game • Cause: move over, give way, give, ease up, yield • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s somebody
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