Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
retire (verb)intransitive verb
1.
to withdraw from action or danger - retreat
2.
to withdraw especially for privacy - retired to her room
3.
to move back - recede
4.
to withdraw from one's position or occupation conclude one's working or professional career
5.
transitive verb
to go to bed
1.
as - withdraw
a) to march (a military force) away from the enemy
b) to withdraw from circulation or from the market - recall retire a bond
c) to withdraw from usual use or service
2.
to cause to retire from one's position or occupation
3.
a) to put out (a batter or batsman) in baseball or cricket
b) to cause (a side) to end a turn at bat in baseball
4.
to win permanent possession of (as a trophy)
5.
to pay in full - settle retire a debt
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
retire (verb)1.
to go to one's bed in order to sleep
SYNONIMS:
crash, doss (down), retire, turn inRELATED WORDS:
bunk, perch, roost, settle; doze, drop off, nap, nod, sleep, slumber, snooze; couch, lie (down), reclineNEAR ANTONYMS:
arouse, awake, awaken, rouse, wake, waken; bestir, stir; reawake, reawaken; shift, stir2.
to let go from office, service, or employment
SYNONIMS:
ax ( axe), bounce, can, cashier, discharge, fire, muster out, pink-slip, release, remove, retire, sack, terminate, turn offRELATED WORDS:
downsize, excess, furlough, lay off, trim; boot (out), chuck (out), drum (out), kick out, throw out, unseat; separateNEAR ANTONYMS:
keep; reemploy, rehire; contract, subcontract; recruit3.
to move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable)
SYNONIMS:
back away, drop back, fall back, pull out, recede, retire, withdrawRELATED WORDS:
flee, fly; flinch, recoil, shrink; chicken (out); bow out; back down, backpedal, backtrack, climb down; detach, disengage, disentangle, pull away; abandon, depart, evacuate, go, leave, quit, vacateNEAR ANTONYMS:
beard, brave, brazen, breast, confront, dare, defy, face, outbraveto give up (a job or office)
SYNONIMS:
bag, chuck, leave, resign (from), retire (from), step aside (from), step down (from)RELATED WORDS:
abandon, vacate; drop out (of), throw upNEAR ANTONYMS:
hire (out on)