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Noun retard has 1 sense
  1. idiot, imbecile, cretin, moron, changeling, half-wit, retard - a person of subnormal intelligence
    --1 is a kind of simpleton, simple
    Derived form: verb retard1
,Verb retard has 4 senses
  1. check, retard, delay - slow the growth or development of; "The brain damage will retard the child's language development"
    --1 is one way to change, alter, modify
    Derived forms: noun retard1, noun retardation4
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
  2. retard - cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate; "This drug will retard your heart rate"
    --2 is one way to     decelerate, slow down
    Derived form: noun retardation3
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s somebody
  3. retard - be delayed
    --3 is one way to     be
    Derived forms: noun retardation2, noun retardation1, noun retardation5
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s
  4. decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retard - lose velocity; move more slowly; "The car decelerated"
    --4 is one way to decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
    Derived forms: noun retardation1, noun retardation5
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s something
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