RETARD
Dictionary entry overview: What does retard mean?
• RETARD (noun)
The noun RETARD has 1 sense:
1. a person of subnormal intelligence
Familiarity information: RETARD used as a noun is very rare.
• RETARD (verb)
The verb RETARD has 4 senses:
1. slow the growth or development of
2. cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate
3. be delayed
4. lose velocity; move more slowly
Familiarity information: RETARD used as a verb is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• RETARD (noun)
Meaning:
A person of subnormal intelligence
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
changeling; retard; moron; imbecile; idiot; half-wit; cretin
Hypernyms ("retard" is a kind of...):
simple; simpleton (a person lacking intelligence or common sense)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "retard"):
mongoloid (a person suffering from Down syndrome (no longer used technically in this sense))
• RETARD (verb)
Meaning:
Slow the growth or development of
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
retard; delay; check
Context example:
The brain damage will retard the child's language development
Hypernyms (to "retard" is one way to...):
alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "retard"):
dampen (check; keep in check (a fire))
delay; detain; stay (stop or halt)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Cause to move more slowly or operate at a slower rate
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
This drug will retard your heart rate
Hypernyms (to "retard" is one way to...):
decelerate; slow down (reduce the speed of)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "retard"):
deaden (lessen the momentum or velocity of)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody
Meaning:
Be delayed
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "retard" is one way to...):
be (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun))
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
Meaning:
Lose velocity; move more slowly
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
slow down; slow; decelerate; slow up; retard
Context example:
The car decelerated
Hypernyms (to "retard" is one way to...):
decrease; diminish; fall; lessen (decrease in size, extent, or range)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "retard"):
slow; slow down; slow up (cause to proceed more slowly)
delay; detain; hold up (cause to be slowed down or delayed)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
