retire vs chicken out

retire and chicken out both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
retire	No	No	Yes	No
chicken out	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, chicken out is a hyponym of retire; that is, chicken out is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than retire:

Other hyponyms of retire include back down, back off, bow out, pull out.

retire (verb)	chicken out (verb)
prepare for sleep	remove oneself from an obligation
cause to get out
cause to be out on a fielding play
lose interest
pull back or move away or backward
dispose of (something no longer useful or needed)
break from a meeting or gathering
go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
withdraw from active participation
make (someone) retire
withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds