sack vs retire

sack is a noun but retire is not a noun.

sack and retire both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
sack	Yes	No	Yes	No
retire	No	No	Yes	No

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

sack: terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position
retire: make (someone) retire

Other hyponyms of sack include pension off, clean out, furlough, lay off, squeeze out, dismiss, drop, send away, send packing.

sack (noun)	retire (noun)
the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
the plundering of a place by an army or mob; usually involves destruction and slaughter
a bag made of paper or plastic for holding customer's purchases
a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
a hanging bed of canvas or rope netting (usually suspended between two trees); swings easily
a woman's full loose hiplength jacket
any of various light dry strong white wine from Spain and Canary Islands (including sherry)
the quantity contained in a sack
an enclosed space

sack (verb)	retire (verb)
put in a sack	prepare for sleep
plunder (a town) after capture	cause to get out
make as a net profit	cause to be out on a fielding play
terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position	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

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