blench vs retire

blench

verb
  • To fly off; to turn aside. 

  • To deceive; cheat. 

  • To hinder; obstruct; disconcert; foil. 

  • To shrink; start back; give way; flinch; turn aside or fly off. 

  • To quail. 

  • To draw back from; shrink; avoid; elude; deny, as from fear. 

noun
  • A deceit; a trick. 

  • A sidelong glance. 

retire

verb
  • To withdraw; to take away. 

  • To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness. 

  • To cease use or production of something. 

  • To go back or return; to withdraw or retreat, especially from public view; to go into privacy. 

  • To fit (a vehicle) with new tires. 

  • To recede; to fall or bend back. 

  • To go to bed. 

  • To voluntarily stop batting before being dismissed so that the next batsman can bat. 

  • To retreat from action or danger; to withdraw for safety or pleasure. 

  • To withdraw from circulation, or from the market; to take up and pay. 

  • To cause to retire; specifically, to designate as no longer qualified for active service; to place on the retired list. 

  • To make a play which results in a runner or the batter being out, either by means of a put out, fly out or strikeout. 

noun
  • The act of retiring, or the state of being retired. 

  • A place to which one retires. 

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