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retiresverbpresent tense third-person singular of retire to go to one's bed in order to sleepI'm exhausted, so I think I'll retire for the evening beds, crashes(slang), dosses (down)(chiefly British), turns in bunks, perches, roosts, settlesdozes, drops off, naps, nods, sleeps, slumbers, snoozescouches, lies (down), reclines hits the hay(or hits the sack) arises, gets up, rises, uprises arouses, awakens, awakes, rouses, wakens, wakesbestirs, stirsreawakens, reawakesshifts, stirs to let go from office, service, or employmentas a part of its restructuring, the company has begun to retire its older employees axes, bounces, cans, cashiers, discharges, dismisses, fires, musters out, pink-slips, releases, removes, sacks, terminates, turns off downsizes, excesses, furloughs, lays off, trimsboots (out), chucks (out), drums (out), kicks out, throws out, unseatsseparates sends packing, shows (someone) the door employs, engages, hires, retains, signs (up or on), takes on keepsreemploys, rehirescontracts, subcontractsrecruits to move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable)the insurgents have retired to the outskirts of the city, but appear to be readying themselves for another offensive backs away, drops back, falls back, pulls out, recedes, retreats, withdraws flees, fliesflinches, recoils, shrinkschickens (out)bows outbackpedals, backs down, backtracks, climbs downdetaches, disengages, disentangles, pulls awayabandons, departs, evacuates, goes, leaves, quits, vacates gives ground, gives way, loses ground advances beards, braves, brazens, breasts, confronts, dares, defies, faces, outbraves |