retard
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Synonyms: regard, reward, petard, reard, renard, ritard, tetard, reatard, retad, revard
Antonyms: regard, reward, petard, reard, renard, ritard, tetard, reatard, retad, revard
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Noun
- {{sid|en|delay}} A [[retardation]]; a [[delay]].
- {{lb|en|music}} A slowing down of the [[tempo]]; a [[ritardando]].
- {{senseid|en|person with Q183560}} {{lb|en|offensive|dated}} A person with [[mental retardation]].
- {{senseid|en|Q193607}} {{lb|en|informal|offensive}} A person or being who is extremely stupid or slow to learn.
Verb
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[keep]] [[delay]]ing; to [[continue]] to [[hinder]]; to [[prevent]] from [[progress]]ing.
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[put off]]; to [[postpone]].
- {{lb|en|transitive|obsolete}} To be [[slow]] or [[dilatory]] to [[perform]] (something).
- {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[decelerate]]; to [[slow down]].
- {{lb|en|intransitive|obsolete}} To [[stay]] [[back]].
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