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Noun retard has 1 sense
- idiot, imbecile, cretin, moron, changeling, half-wit, retard - a person of subnormal intelligence
--1 is a kind of simpleton, simple
Verb retard has 4 senses
- 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
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- 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
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody
- retard - be delayed
--3 is one way to be
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
- decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retard - lose velocity; move more slowly; "The car decelerated"
--4 is one way to decrease, diminish, lessen, fall
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
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