Definition: cause to be out on a fielding play
Similar words: fiddle, diddle, play, toy
Definition: manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
Usage: She played nervously with her wedding ring; Don't fiddle with the screws; He played with the idea of running for the Senate
Definition: lose interest
Usage: he retired from life when his wife died
Similar words: pall, tire, fatigue, jade, weary
Definition: lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
Usage: I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food
Synonyms: retire, retreat, pull away, pull back, recede, withdraw, draw back, move back
Definition: pull back or move away or backward
Usage: The enemy withdrew; The limo pulled away from the curb
Similar words: go, locomote, travel, move
Definition: change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
Usage: How fast does your new car go?; We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus; The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect; The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell; news travelled fast
Synonyms: retire
Definition: dispose of (something no longer useful or needed)
Usage: She finally retired that old coat
Similar words: discard, dispose, toss, toss away, toss out, throw away, throw out, fling, put away, cast aside, cast away, cast out, chuck out
Definition: throw or cast away
Usage: Put away your worries
Synonyms: retire
Definition: go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
Usage: He retired at age 68
Similar words: resign, quit, leave office, step down
Definition: give up or retire from a position
Usage: The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month; The chairman resigned over the financial scandal
Definition: withdraw from active participation
Usage: He retired from chess
Similar words: cease, quit, give up, stop, discontinue, lay off
Definition: put an end to a state or an activity
Usage: Quit teasing your little brother
Synonyms: retire
Definition: make (someone) retire
Usage: The director was retired after the scandal
Similar words: can, dismiss, displace, send away, sack, terminate, fire, force out, give notice, give the axe, give the sack
Definition: terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
Usage: The boss fired his secretary today; The company terminated 25% of its workers
Synonyms: adjourn, withdraw, retire
Definition: break from a meeting or gathering
Usage: We adjourned for lunch; The men retired to the library
Similar words: close, close down, close up, shut down, fold
Definition: cease to operate or cause to cease operating
Usage: The owners decided to move and to close the factory; My business closes every night at 8 P.M.; close up the shop
Synonyms: retire
Definition: withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds
Similar words: recall
Definition: make unavailable; bar from sale or distribution
Usage: The company recalled the product when it was found to be faulty