re·turn /rɪˈtɜrn/
1. document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability; "his gross income was enough that he had to file a tax return"
synset: tax_return, income_tax_return, return
2. a coming to or returning home; "on his return from Australia we gave him a welcoming party"
synset: return, homecoming
3. the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction
synset: return, coming_back
4. getting something back again; "upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing"
synset: restitution, return, restoration, regaining
5. the act of going back to a prior location; "they set out on their return to the base camp"
synset: return
6. the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property; "the average return was about 5%"
synset: return, issue, take, takings, proceeds, yield, payoff
7. happening again (especially at regular intervals); "the return of spring"
synset: recurrence, return
8. a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher"
synset: rejoinder, retort, return, riposte, replication, comeback, counter
9. the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed
synset: return_key, return
10. a reciprocal group action; "in return we gave them as good as we got"
synset: return, paying_back, getting_even
11. a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player; "he won the point on a cross-court return"
synset: return
12. (American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble
synset: return
13. the act of someone appearing again; "his reappearance as Hamlet has been long awaited"
synset: reappearance, return
1. go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before; "return to your native land"; "the professor returned to his teaching position after serving as Dean"
synset: return
3. go back to a previous state; "We reverted to the old rules"
synset: revert, return, retrovert, regress, turn_back
4. go back to something earlier; "This harks back to a previous remark of his"
synset: hark_back, return, come_back, recall
5. bring back to the point of departure
synset: return, take_back, bring_back
6. return in kind; "return a compliment"; "return her love"
synset: return
7. make a return; "return a kickback"
synset: return
synset: retort, come_back, repay, return, riposte, rejoin
9. be restored; "Her old vigor returned"
10. pay back; "Please refund me my money"
synset: refund, return, repay, give_back
11. pass down; "render a verdict"; "deliver a judgment"
synset: render, deliver, return
13. be inherited by; "The estate fell to my sister"; "The land returned to the family"; "The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead"
synset: fall, return, pass, devolve
14. return to a previous position; in mathematics; "The point returned to the interior of the figure"
synset: return
15. give or supply; "The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "The estate renders some revenue for the family"
synset: render, yield, return, give, generate
16. submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority; "submit a bill to a legislative body"
synset: return
Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
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