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retiring
Overview of verb retire
The verb retire has 12 senses (first 8 from tagged texts)
1. (18) retire -- (go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position; "He retired at age 68")
2. (7) retire, withdraw -- (withdraw from active participation; "He retired from chess")
3. (2) withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back -- (pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb")
4. (2) recede, fall back, retire -- (move back and away from; "The enemy fell back")
5. (1) retire -- (withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds)
6. (1) adjourn, withdraw, retire -- (break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library")
7. (1) retire -- (make (someone) retire; "The director was retired after the scandal")
8. (1) retire, pension off -- (dispose of; as of old clothes; "She finally retired that old coat")
9. retire, withdraw -- (lose interest; "he retired from life when his wife died")
10. put out, retire -- (cause to be out on a fielding play)
11. retire, strike out -- (cause to retire; "The pitcher retired three batters"; "the runner was put out at third base")
12. go to bed, turn in, bed, crawl in, kip down, hit the hay, hit the sack, sack out, go to sleep, retire -- (prepare for sleep; "I usually turn in at midnight"; "He goes to bed at the crack of dawn")
Overview of adj retiring
The adj retiring has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) receding, retiring -- (moving toward a position farther from the front; "the receding glaciers of the last ice age"; "retiring fogs revealed the rocky coastline")
2. retiring, unassuming -- (not arrogant or presuming; "unassuming to a fault, skeptical about the value of his work"; "a shy retiring girl")
3. past, preceding, retiring -- (of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office; "a retiring member of the board")
4. reticent, self-effacing, retiring -- (reluctant to draw attention to yourself)
Antonyms of verb retire
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb retire
12 senses of retire
Sense 1
retire
=> leave office, quit, step down, resign
=> leave, depart, pull up stakes
=> change
Sense 2
retire, withdraw
=> discontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit, lay off
Sense 3
withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back
=> travel, go, move, locomote
Sense 4
recede, fall back, retire
=> withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back
=> travel, go, move, locomote
Sense 5
retire
=> recall
=> cancel, strike down
=> declare, adjudge, hold
=> evaluate, pass judgment, judge
=> think, cogitate, cerebrate
Sense 6
adjourn, withdraw, retire
=> close up, close, fold, shut down, close down
Sense 7
retire
=> fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate
=> remove
Sense 8
retire, pension off
=> discard, fling, toss, toss out, toss away, chuck out, cast aside, dispose, throw out, cast out, throw away, cast away, put away
=> get rid of, remove
Sense 9
retire, withdraw
=> tire, pall, weary, fatigue, jade
=> devolve, deteriorate, drop, degenerate
=> worsen, decline
=> change state, turn
=> change
Sense 10
put out, retire
=> toy, fiddle, diddle, play
=> manipulate
=> handle, palm
=> touch
Sense 11
retire, strike out
Sense 12
go to bed, turn in, bed, crawl in, kip down, hit the hay, hit the sack, sack out, go to sleep, retire
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb retire
7 of 12 senses of retire
Sense 1
retire
=> superannuate
=> bow out, withdraw
Sense 3
withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back
=> recede, fall back, retire
=> back up, back off, back down
Sense 4
recede, fall back, retire
=> ebb, ebb away, ebb down, ebb out, ebb off
=> retrograde, retreat
Sense 6
adjourn, withdraw, retire
=> prorogue
Sense 7
retire
=> superannuate
Sense 9
retire, withdraw
=> chicken out, back off, pull out, back down, bow out
Sense 12
go to bed, turn in, bed, crawl in, kip down, hit the hay, hit the sack, sack out, go to sleep, retire
=> bed down, bunk down
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb retire
12 senses of retire
Sense 1
retire
=> leave office, quit, step down, resign
Sense 2
retire, withdraw
=> discontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit, lay off
Sense 3
withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back
=> travel, go, move, locomote
Sense 4
recede, fall back, retire
=> withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back
Sense 5
retire
=> recall
Sense 6
adjourn, withdraw, retire
=> close up, close, fold, shut down, close down
Sense 7
retire
=> fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate
Sense 8
retire, pension off
=> discard, fling, toss, toss out, toss away, chuck out, cast aside, dispose, throw out, cast out, throw away, cast away, put away
Sense 9
retire, withdraw
=> tire, pall, weary, fatigue, jade
Sense 10
put out, retire
=> toy, fiddle, diddle, play
Sense 11
retire, strike out
Sense 12
go to bed, turn in, bed, crawl in, kip down, hit the hay, hit the sack, sack out, go to sleep, retire
'Cause To' of verb retire
2 of 12 senses of retire
Sense 7
retire
=> retire
Sense 11
retire, strike out
=> move over, give way, give, ease up, yield
Derived Forms of verb retire
2 of 12 senses of retire
Sense 1
retire
RELATED TO>(noun) retirement#1
=> retirement
RELATED TO>(noun) retirement#2
=> retirement
RELATED TO>(noun) retiree#1
=> retiree, retired person
Sense 2
retire, withdraw
RELATED TO>(noun) retirement#2
=> retirement
RELATED TO>(noun) retiree#1
=> retiree, retired person
Domain of verb retire
2 of 12 senses of retire
Sense 10
put out, retire
TOPIC>(noun) baseball#1, baseball game#1
Sense 11
retire, strike out
TOPIC>(noun) baseball#1, baseball game#1
Domain Terms of verb retire
Familiarity of verb retire
retire used as a verb is familiar (polysemy count =12)
Sample Sentences of verb retire
12 senses of retire
Sense 1
retire
*> Somebody ----s
Sense 2
retire, withdraw
*> Somebody ----s PP
Sense 3
withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back
*> Something ----s
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s PP
Sense 4
recede, fall back, retire
*> Something ----s
*> Somebody ----s
*> Something is ----ing PP
*> Somebody ----s PP
Sense 5
retire
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 6
adjourn, withdraw, retire
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s PP
Sense 7
retire
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 8
retire, pension off
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 9
retire, withdraw
*> Somebody ----s
*> Somebody ----s PP
Sense 10
put out, retire
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 11
retire, strike out
*> Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 12
go to bed, turn in, bed, crawl in, kip down, hit the hay, hit the sack, sack out, go to sleep, retire
*> Somebody ----s
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb retire
10 of 12 senses of retire
Sense 1
retire
> leave office, quit, step down, resign
=> vacate, resign, renounce, give up
=> retire
=> top out
=> fall
Sense 2
retire, withdraw
> discontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit, lay off
=> drop, knock off
=> leave off
=> sign off
=> retire, withdraw
=> pull the plug
=> shut off, close off
=> cheese
=> call it quits, call it a day
=> break
Sense 3
withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back
> travel, go, move, locomote
=> go around, spread, circulate
=> carry
=> ease
=> whish
=> float
=> swap
=> seek
=> whine
=> fly
=> ride
=> come
=> ghost
=> betake oneself
=> pass over, overfly
=> travel
=> wend
=> do
=> raft
=> get around, get about
=> repair, resort
=> cruise
=> travel, journey
=> come, come up
=> round
=> trundle
=> push
=> travel purposefully
=> swing
=> roll, wander, swan, stray, tramp, roam, cast, ramble, rove, range, drift, vagabond
=> walk, take the air
=> weave, wind, thread, meander, wander
=> forge, spurt, spirt
=> crawl, creep
=> scramble
=> slither, slide
=> wheel, roll
=> glide
=> bounce, jounce
=> breeze
=> float, drift, be adrift, blow
=> play
=> float, swim
=> walk
=> turn, move around
=> circle
=> slice into, slice through
=> stray, err, drift
=> run
=> step
=> drive, motor
=> automobile
=> ski
=> fly, wing
=> steamer, steam
=> tram
=> taxi
=> ferry
=> caravan
=> ride, sit
=> prance
=> swim
=> rise, lift, arise, move up, go up, come up, uprise
=> ascend, go up
=> descend, fall, go down, come down
=> fall
=> zigzag, crank
=> follow, travel along
=> advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on
=> withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back
=> retrograde
=> proceed, go forward, continue
=> back
=> pan
=> follow
=> precede, lead
=> pursue, follow
=> return, go back, get back, come back
=> derail, jump
=> flock
=> accompany
=> billow
=> circulate
=> circle, circulate
=> angle
=> pass, go through, go across
=> travel by, pass by, surpass, go past, go by, pass
=> travel rapidly, speed, hurry, zip
=> speed
=> zoom
=> drive
=> rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along
=> trail, shack
=> shuttle
=> hiss, whoosh
=> whisk
=> career
=> circuit
=> lance
=> outflank, go around
=> propagate
=> draw
=> transfer, change
=> swash
=> pace
=> step, tread
=> step
=> hurtle
=> retreat
=> whistle
=> island hop
=> plow, plough
=> lurch
=> sift
=> fall
=> drag
=> run
=> bang
=> precess
=> travel, move around
=> ride
=> snowshoe
=> beetle
Sense 4
recede, fall back, retire
> withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back
=> recede, fall back, retire
=> back up, back off, back down
Sense 5
retire
> recall
=> retire
Sense 6
adjourn, withdraw, retire
> close up, close, fold, shut down, close down
=> adjourn, withdraw, retire
Sense 7
retire
> fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate
=> retire
=> pension off
=> clean out
=> furlough, lay off
=> squeeze out
=> dismiss, send packing, send away, drop
Sense 8
retire, pension off
> discard, fling, toss, toss out, toss away, chuck out, cast aside, dispose, throw out, cast out, throw away, cast away, put away
=> unlearn
=> deep-six, give it the deep six
=> jettison
=> trash, junk, scrap
=> waste
=> dump
=> retire, pension off
=> abandon
=> sell out, sell up, liquidize
=> de-access
=> close out
Sense 9
retire, withdraw
> tire, pall, weary, fatigue, jade
=> poop out, peter out, run down, run out, conk out
=> retire, withdraw
Sense 10
put out, retire
> toy, fiddle, diddle, play
=> put out, retire
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb retire
Sense 2
retire, withdraw
=> discontinue, stop, cease, give up, quit, lay off
Sense 9
retire, withdraw
=> tire, pall, weary, fatigue, jade
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Sense 1
retire
=> leave office, quit, step down, resign
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Sense 3
withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back
=> travel, go, move, locomote
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Sense 4
recede, fall back, retire
=> withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, retire, move back
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Sense 5
retire
=> recall
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Sense 6
adjourn, withdraw, retire
=> close up, close, fold, shut down, close down
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Sense 7
retire
=> fire, give notice, can, dismiss, give the axe, send away, sack, force out, give the sack, terminate
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Sense 8
retire, pension off
=> discard, fling, toss, toss out, toss away, chuck out, cast aside, dispose, throw out, cast out, throw away, cast away, put away
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Sense 10
put out, retire
=> toy, fiddle, diddle, play
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Sense 11
retire, strike out
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Sense 12
go to bed, turn in, bed, crawl in, kip down, hit the hay, hit the sack, sack out, go to sleep, retire
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Grep of verb retire
retire
Antonyms of adj retiring
4 senses of retiring
Sense 1
receding, retiring
INDIRECT (VIA retreating) -> advancing
Sense 2
retiring, unassuming
INDIRECT (VIA modest) -> immodest
Sense 3
past(prenominal), preceding(prenominal), retiring(prenominal)
INDIRECT (VIA outgoing) -> incoming
Sense 4
reticent, self-effacing, retiring
INDIRECT (VIA unassertive) -> assertive
Similarity of adj retiring
4 senses of retiring
Sense 1
receding, retiring
=> retreating (vs. advancing)
Sense 2
retiring, unassuming
=> modest (vs. immodest)
Sense 3
past(prenominal), preceding(prenominal), retiring(prenominal)
=> outgoing (vs. incoming)
Sense 4
reticent, self-effacing, retiring
=> unassertive (vs. assertive)
Pertainyms of adj retiring
Attributes of adj retiring
Domain of adj retiring
Domain Terms of adj retiring
Familiarity of adj retiring
retiring used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Grep of adj retiring
retiring
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