Meaning

• Verb

  1. To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness.
  2. To stop playing their sport and in competitions a sports player.
  3. To withdraw; to take away.
  4. To cease use or production of something.
  5. To withdraw from circulation, or from the market; to take up and pay.
  6. To cause to retire; specifically, to designate as no longer qualified for active service; to place on the retired list.
  7. To voluntarily stop batting before being dismissed so that the next batsman can bat.
  8. To make a play which results in a runner or the batter being out, either by means of a put out, fly out or strikeout. Also, when such an event ends a team's turn at bat.
  9. To go back or return; to withdraw or retreat, especially from public view; to go into privacy.
  10. To retreat from action or danger; to withdraw for safety or pleasure.
  11. To recede; to fall or bend back.
  12. To go to bed.

• Noun