Definition of return

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Return (v. t.) To retort; to throw back; as, to return the lie..

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Revolution :: Revolution (n.) The space measured by the regular return of a revolving body; the period made by the regular recurrence of a measure of time, or by a succession of similar events..
Quarterly :: Quarterly (adv.) By quarters; once in a quarter of a year; as, the returns are made quarterly..
Homer :: Homer (n.) A carrier pigeon remarkable for its ability to return home from a distance.
Anniversary :: Anniversary (a.) Returning with the year, at a stated time; annual; yearly; as, an anniversary feast..
Reanswer :: Reanswer (v. t. & i.) To answer in return; to repay; to compensate; to make amends for.
Jew :: "Jew (n.) Originally, one belonging to the tribe or kingdom of Judah; after the return from the Babylonish captivity, any member of the new state; a Hebrew; an Israelite..
Revibrate :: Revibrate (v. i.) To vibrate back or in return.
Decompose :: Decompose (v. i.) To become resolved or returned from existing combinations; to undergo dissolution; to decay; to rot.
Goal :: Goal (n.) The mark set to bound a race, and to or around which the constestants run, or from which they start to return to it again; the place at which a race or a journey is to end..
Recall :: Recall (v. t.) To call back; to summon to return; as, to recall troops; to recall an ambassador..
Report :: Report (v. t.) To bring back, as an answer; to announce in return; to relate, as what has been discovered by a person sent to examine, explore, or investigate; as, a messenger reports to his employer what he has seen or ascertained; the committee reported progress..
Exchange :: Exchange (n.) The thing given or received in return; esp., a publication exchanged for another..
Reflect :: Reflect (v. i.) To be sent back; to rebound as from a surface; to revert; to return.
Periodical :: Periodical (a.) Happening, by revolution, at a stated time; returning regularly, after a certain period of time; acting, happening, or appearing, at fixed intervals; recurring; as, periodical epidemics..
Return :: Return (v. i.) To turn back; to go or come again to the same place or condition.
Resign :: Resign (v. t.) To sign back; to return by a formal act; to yield to another; to surrender; -- said especially of office or emolument. Hence, to give up; to yield; to submit; -- said of the wishes or will, or of something valued; -- also often used reflexively..
Grilse :: Grilse (n.) A young salmon after its first return from the sea.
Loco :: Loco (adv.) A direction in written or printed music to return to the proper pitch after having played an octave higher.
Refit :: Refit (v. i.) To obtain repairs or supplies; as, the fleet returned to refit..
Lend :: Lend (v. t.) To allow the possession and use of, on condition of the return of an equivalent in kind; as, to lend money or some article of food..
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