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Definition of RETIRED

Retired
Retire Re*tire", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Retired; p. pr. & vb. n. Retiring.] [F. retirer; pref. re- re- + tirer to draw. See Tirade.] 1. To withdraw; to take away; -- sometimes used reflexively. He . . . retired himself, his wife, and children into a forest. --Sir P. Sidney. As when the sun is present all the year, And never doth retire his golden ray. --Sir J. Davies.
Retired
Retired Re*tired", a. 1. Private; secluded; quiet; as, a retired life; a person of retired habits. A retired part of the peninsula. --Hawthorne. 2. Withdrawn from active duty or business; as, a retired officer; a retired physician. Retired flank (Fort.), a flank bent inward toward the rear of the work. Retired list (Mil. & Naval), a list of officers, who, by reason of advanced age or other disability, are relieved from active service, but still receive a specified amount of pay from the government. -- Re*tired"ly, adv. -- Re*tired"ness, n.

Meaning of RETIRED from wikipedia

- decisions. Thus, men are more likely to retire if their wives are also retired than if they are still in the labor force, and vice versa. Researchers...
- A Retired Emperor may refer to: Taishang Huang of China Daijō Tennō of ****an Taesangwang of Korea Thái thượng hoàng of Vietnam This disambiguation page...
- number formerly worn on their uniform out of circulation. Once a number is retired, no ****ure player from the team may wear it, unless the original player...
- considered retired - not out and are permitted to return to batting if they recover. In all other cases the batter is considered retired - out and may...
- Retired at 35 is an American sitcom on TV Land starring George Segal, Jessica Walter, Johnathan McClain, Josh McDermitt, Marissa Jaret Winokur, and Ryan...
- have retired three jersey numbers, led by Lee Roy Selmon's number 63. Derrick Brooks (55) and Warren Sapp (99) had their numbers formally retired after...
- retired numbers. Two players have had their numbers retired by teams they did not play for, and only one player (Bill Russell) had his number retired...
- "The Adventure of the Retired Colourman" (1926), one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, is one...
- Retired Boxer is the seventh self-released music c****ette album by singer-songwriter Daniel Johnston, recorded in 1984. The album's nine songs are performed...
- was retired by the New York Cosmos during the farewell of the Brazilian star on 1 October 1977, probably becoming the first number ever retired in ****ociation...