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RETIRE

Definition:

[verb] go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position; "He retired at age 68"
[verb] withdraw from active participation; "He retired from chess"
Synonyms: withdraw
[verb] pull back or move away or backward; "The enemy withdrew"; "The limo pulled away from the curb"
Synonyms: withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull back, move back
[verb] move back and away from; "The enemy fell back"
Synonyms: recede, fall back
[verb] withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds
[verb] break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library"
Synonyms: adjourn, withdraw
[verb] make (someone) retire; "The director was retired after the scandal"
[verb] dispose of; as of old clothes; "She finally retired that old coat"
Synonyms: pension off
[verb] lose interest; "he retired from life when his wife died"
Synonyms: withdraw
[verb] cause to be out on a fielding play
Synonyms: put out
[verb] cause to retire; "The pitcher retired three batters"; "the runner was put out at third base"
Synonyms: strike out
[verb] go to bed in order to sleep; "I usually turn in at midnight"; "He turns out at the crack of dawn"
Synonyms: go to bed, turn in, bed, crawl in, kip down, hit the hay, hit the sack, sack out, go to sleep