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return > 29 senses
NOUN	1	return, tax return, income tax return	Document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
	2	return, homecoming	A coming to or returning home
	3	return, coming back	The occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction
	4	return, restitution, restoration, regaining	Getting something back again
	5	return	The act of returning to a prior location
	6	return, issue, proceeds, take, takings, yield, payoff	The income arising from land or other property
	7	return, recurrence	Happening again (especially at regular intervals)
	8	return, rejoinder, retort, riposte, replication, comeback, counter	A quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
	9	return, return key	The key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed
	10	return, paying back, getting even	A reciprocal group action
	11	return	A tennis stroke that returns the ball to the other player
	12	return	(American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble
	13	return, reappearance	The act of someone appearing again
VERB	1	return, go back, get back, come back	Come back to place where one has been before, or return to a previous activity
	2	return, render	Give back
	3	return, revert, retrovert, regress, turn back	Go back to a previous state
	4	return, hark back, come back, recall	Go back to something earlier
	5	return, take back, bring back	Bring back to the point of departure
	6	return	Return in kind
	7	return	Make a return
	8	return, retort, come back, repay, riposte, rejoin	Answer back
	9	return, come back	Be restored
	10	return, refund, repay, give back	Pay back
	11	return, render, deliver	Pass down
	12	return, reelect	Elect again
	13	return, fall, pass, devolve	Be inherited by
	14	return	Return to a previous position
	15	return, render, yield, give, generate	Give or supply
	16	return	Submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority

return > pronunciation
Sounds	rihter'n; riyter'n
Rhymes	adjourn, andiron, auburn, and 58 more rhymes in ern at the HyperDic website...

return > noun 1, communication
Meaning	Document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability.
Examples	"his gross income was enough that he had to file a tax return"
Synonyms	tax return, income tax return
Narrower	amended return; declaration of estimated tax, estimated tax return; false return; information return; joint return
Broader	legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument

return > noun 2, act
Meaning	A coming to or returning home.
Examples	"on his return from Australia we gave him a welcoming party"
Synonyms	homecoming
Narrower	repatriation
Broader	arrival
Verbs	return

return > noun 3, event
Meaning	The occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction.
Synonyms	coming back
Broader	turning, turn
Verbs	return

return > noun 4, act
Meaning	Getting something back again.
Synonyms	restitution, restoration, regaining
Narrower	clawback
Broader	acquisition
Verbs	return

return > noun 5, act
Meaning	The act of returning to a prior location.
Examples	"they set out on their return to the base camp"
Narrower	reentry; remand
Broader	motion, movement, move
Verbs	return; return

return > noun 6, possession
Meaning	The income arising from land or other property.
Examples	"the average return was about 5%"
Synonyms	issue, proceeds, take, takings, yield, payoff
Narrower	economic rent, rent; payback
Broader	income
Verbs	return

return > noun 7, event
Meaning	Happening again (especially at regular intervals).
Examples	"the return of spring"
Synonyms	recurrence
Narrower	atavism, reversion, throwback; flashback
Broader	repeat, repetition

return > noun 8, communication
Meaning	A quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one).
Synonyms	rejoinder, retort, riposte, replication, comeback, counter
Narrower	sass, sassing, backtalk, back talk, lip, mouth
Broader	reply, response
Verbs	return; return

return > noun 9, artifact
Meaning	The key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed.
Synonyms	return key
Broader	key

return > noun 10, act
Meaning	A reciprocal group action.
Examples	"in return we gave them as good as we got"
Synonyms	paying back, getting even
Narrower	requital; retaliation, revenge; reciprocation; tit for tat
Broader	group action

return > noun 11, act
Meaning	A tennis stroke that returns the ball to the other player.
Examples	"he won the point on a cross-court return"
Part of	tennis, lawn tennis
Narrower	forehand, forehand stroke, forehand shot; backhand, backhand stroke, backhand shot; chop, chop shot; drive; volley; ground stroke; half volley; lob; overhead, smash; drop shot, dink; passing shot
Broader	tennis stroke, tennis shot

return > noun 12, act
Meaning	(American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble.
Category	American football, American football game
Broader	run, running, running play, running game
Verbs	return

return > noun 13, act
Meaning	The act of someone appearing again.
Synonyms	reappearance
Narrower	comeback
Broader	appearance

return > verb 1, motion
Meaning	Come back to place where one has been before, or return to a previous activity.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP
Model	The children return to the playground
Synonyms	go back, get back, come back
Narrower	resurrect, rise, uprise; revisit; trace, retrace; backtrack, turn back, double back; cut back, flash back; home; go home, head home; return; boomerang; bounce
Broader	travel, go, move, locomote
Nouns	return; return

return > verb 2, possession
Meaning	Give back.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody something; Somebody ----s something to somebody
Synonyms	render
Narrower	feed back, resubmit
Broader	give
Nouns	return

return > verb 3, change
Meaning	Go back to a previous state.
Pattern	Something ----s; Somebody ----s; Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP
Synonyms	revert, retrovert, regress, turn back
Narrower	relapse, lapse, recidivate, regress, retrogress, fall back; resile; recover, go back, recuperate
Broader	change by reversal, turn, reverse
Nouns	return

return > verb 4, communication
Meaning	Go back to something earlier.
Pattern	Somebody ----s PP
Synonyms	hark back, come back, recall
Narrower	recur, go back
Broader	denote, refer

return > verb 5, motion
Meaning	Bring back to the point of departure.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody; Somebody ----s something PP
Model	They return the parcel to their parents
Synonyms	take back, bring back
Broader	bring, convey, take
Nouns	return

return > verb 6, possession
Meaning	Return in kind.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"return a compliment"; "return her love"
Broader	reciprocate
Nouns	return

return > verb 7, contact
Meaning	Make a return.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Examples	"return a kickback"
Category	football, football game
Broader	transport, carry
Nouns	return

return > verb 8, communication
Meaning	Answer back.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
Synonyms	retort, come back, repay, riposte, rejoin
Broader	answer, reply, respond
Nouns	return

return > verb 9, change
Meaning	Be restored.
Pattern	Something ----s
Examples	"Her old vigor returned"
Synonyms	come back
Broader	reappear, re-emerge

return > verb 10, possession
Meaning	Pay back.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody something; Somebody ----s something to somebody
Model	They return the money to them; They return them the money
Synonyms	refund, repay, give back
Narrower	reimburse; restore, restitute
Broader	pay

return > verb 11, communication
Meaning	Pass down.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonyms	render, deliver
Broader	communicate, pass on, pass, put across

return > verb 12, social
Meaning	Elect again.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody
Synonyms	reelect
Broader	elect

return > verb 13, possession
Meaning	Be inherited by.
Pattern	Something ----s somebody
Examples	"The land returned to the family"
Synonyms	fall, pass, devolve
Narrower	fall, light
Broader	change hands
Similar to	accrue, fall

return > verb 14, motion
Meaning	Return to a previous position. In mathematics.
Pattern	Something ----s
Examples	"The point returned to the interior of the figure"
Broader	return, go back, get back, come back

return > verb 15, creation
Meaning	Give or supply.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonyms	render, yield, give, generate
Broader	produce, make, create
Similar to	give, bring about, yield; establish, give
Nouns	return

return > verb 16, communication
Meaning	Submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody
Narrower	report out
Broader	submit, subject