Kids.Net.Au - Thesaurus > Related Words: retire

Thesaurus > Related Words: retire

Words related to retire

Definition:

go to bed in order to sleep; "I usually turn in at midnight"; "He turns out at the crack of dawn";

cause to retire; "The pitcher retired three batters"; "the runner was put out at third base";

cause to be out on a fielding play;

lose interest; "he retired from life when his wife died";

move back and away from; "The enemy fell back";

pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb";

dispose of; as of old clothes; "She finally retired that old coat";

go into retirement; stop performing one''s work or withdraw from one''s position; "He retired at age 68";

withdraw from active participation; "He retired from chess";

make (someone) retire; "The director was retired after the scandal";

break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library";

withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds;

Hyponyms: bed down, bunk down, chicken out, back off, pull out, back down, bow out, ebb, ebb away, ebb down, ebb out, ebb off, retrograde, retreat, recede, fall back, back up, superannuate, withdraw, prorogue

Grouped Verbs: withdraw, retreat, pull back, back out, back away, crawfish, crawfish out, pull in one's horns, bow out, seclude, sequester, sequestrate

Entailments: meet, gather, assemble, forgather, foregather

Derivational Morphology: strikeout, putout, withdrawer, withdrawal, detachment, disengagement, fallback, pullout, recession, ceding back, receding, pullback, retirement, retiree, retired person, secession, adjournment

Anagrams: titter, Reiter

Search Thesaurus

Search the meaning/definition of over one hundred thousand words!

Feature Word

Find words starting with:

A
B
C

D
E
F

G
H
I

J
K
L

M
N
O

P
Q
R

S
T
U

V
W
X

Y
Z