Return

Verb

 * 1)  To come or go back (to a place or person).
 * 2)  To go back in thought, narration, or argument.
 * 3)  To give something back to its original holder or owner.
 * 4)  To take something back to a retailer for a refund.
 * 5)  To bat the ball back over the net in response to a serve.
 * 6)  To play a card as a result of another player's lead.
 * 7)  To throw a ball back to the wicket-keeper (or a fielder at that position) from somewhere in the field.
 * 8)  To say in reply; to respond.
 * 9)   To relinquish control to the calling procedure.
 * 10)   To pass (data) back to the calling procedure.

Noun

 * 1) The act of returning.
 * 2) A return ticket.
 * 3) An item that is returned, e.g. due to a defect.
 * 4)  Gain or loss from an investment.
 * : A report of income submitted to a government for purposes of specifying exact tax payment amounts. A tax return.
 * 1)  A carriage return character.
 * 2)  The act of relinquishing control to the calling procedure.
 * 3)  A return value: the data passed back from a called procedure.
 * 4) A short perpendicular extension of a desk, usually slightly lower.
 * 5)  Catching a ball after a punt and running it back towards the opposing team.
 * 6)  A throw from a fielder to the wicket-keeper or to another fielder at the wicket.

Adjectives for Return
ordinary; periodical; honorable; tedious; successive (plural); infallible; pecuniary; physical; exuberant; inevitable; speedy; visible; reassuring; adequate; alleged; impending; bountiful; scant; monetary; diminishing; abundant; circling; material; peaceful; tangible; swift; beggarly; immediate; imperfect; fortuitous.

Verbs for Return
anticipate—; deter—; foresee—; forestall—; foretell—; hamper—; hinder—; narrate—; observe—s; predict—; presage—; recount —s; relate—; resume on—; —s echo; — overjoys; —pleases; —s pour in; —redoubles; —renews.

Adverbs for Return
periodically; seasonally; sardonically; traditionally; habitually; customarily; testily; dubiously; deliberately; unceremoniously; subsequently; expeditiously; reluctantly; incessantly; triumphantly; fortuitously; infallibly; tediously; honorably.

Thesaurus
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