RETIRED

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does retired mean? 

• RETIRED (adjective)
  The adjective RETIRED has 4 senses:

1. no longer active in your work or profession
2. honorably retired from assigned duties and retaining your title along with the additional title 'emeritus' as in 'professor emeritus'; 'retired from assigned duties' need not imply that one is inactive
3. not allowed to continue to bat or run
4. discharged as too old for use or work; especially with a pension

  Familiarity information: RETIRED used as an adjective is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RETIRED (adjective)

Meaning:

No longer active in your work or profession

Similar:

inactive (not engaged in full-time work)

Meaning:

Honorably retired from assigned duties and retaining your title along with the additional title 'emeritus' as in 'professor emeritus'; 'retired from assigned duties' need not imply that one is inactive

Synonyms:

emeritus; retired

Similar:

old ((used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age)

Meaning:

Not allowed to continue to bat or run

Synonyms:

out; retired

Context examples:

he was tagged out at second on a close play / he fanned out

Similar:

down (being put out by a strikeout)

Domain category:

baseball; baseball game (a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs)

Meaning:

Discharged as too old for use or work; especially with a pension

Synonyms:

superannuated; retired

Context example:

a superannuated civil servant

Similar:

old ((used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age)