retire

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retire
rɪˈtʌɪə Listen
Meanings
verb
  • leave one's job and cease to work, typically on reaching the normal age for leaving service.
    E.g. he retired from the Navy in 1986
  • withdraw to or from a particular place.
    E.g. she retired into the bathroom
  • withdraw (a bill or note) from circulation or currency.
  • pay off or cancel (a debt).
    E.g. the debt is to be retired from state gaming-tax receipts
retiré
rəˈtɪəreɪ Listen
Meanings
noun
  • a movement in which one leg is raised at right angles to the body until the toe is in line with the knee of the supporting leg.

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