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