kick off vs retire

kick off

verb
  • To dismiss; to expel; to remove from a position. 

  • To make the first kick in a game or part of a game. 

  • To suddenly become more active. 

  • To start; to launch. 

  • To shut down or turn off suddenly. 

  • To force the weaning of a bovine cow's calf by restricting the calf's access to its mother's udders. Used figuratively or literally. 

  • To be overcome with anger, to start an argument or a fight. 

  • To have a fight or argument start. 

  • To die or quit permanently. 

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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