what does retire mean?
RETIRE as VERB
- Meaning
- go to bed in order to sleep
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- I usually turn in at midnight
- He turns out at the crack of dawn
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- Meaning
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- The pitcher retired three batters
- the runner was put out at third base
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- Meaning
- cause to be out on a fielding play
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Hypernyms(s) retire is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
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- he retired from life when his wife died
Hypernyms(s) retire is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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Hypernyms(s) retire is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- pull back or move away or backward
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- The enemy withdrew
- The limo pulled away from the curb
Hypernyms(s) retire is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- dispose of
- as of old clothes
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Usage Example(s)
- She finally retired that old coat
Hypernyms(s) retire is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
- Meaning
- go into retirement
- stop performing one’’s work or withdraw from one’’s position
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Hypernyms(s) retire is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- withdraw from active participation
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Hypernyms(s) retire is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- The director was retired after the scandal
Hypernyms(s) retire is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- break from a meeting or gathering
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- We adjourned for lunch
- The men retired to the library
Hypernyms(s) retire is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds
Hypernyms(s) retire is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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