Return

rē-turn′, v.i. to come back to the same place or state: to answer: to retort: to turn back: to repeat: to revert: to recur: to reappear.— v.t. to bring or send back: to transmit: to give back: to repay: to give back in reply: to report: to give an account: to cast back: to reflect: to re-echo: to revolve: to restore: to requite: to return a call: to elect, as a member of parliament: in card-playing, to lead back in response to the lead of one's partner: in tennis, to bat the ball back over the net: in fencing, to give a thrust or cut after parrying a sword-thrust.— n. the act of going back: revolution: periodic renewal: the act of bringing or sending back: restitution: repayment: the profit on capital or labour: a reply: a report or account, esp. official: ( pl. ) a light-coloured and mild kind of tobacco: ( law ) the rendering back of a writ to the proper officer: ( mil. ) the return of the men fit for duty: ( arch it. ) the continuation in a different direction of the face of a building, as a moulding.— adj. Retur′nable , legally requiring to be returned.— ns. Return′-bend , a pipe-coupling in the shape of the letter IMG:c320__1908_Return bend.png_utm_source_en.wiki source.org_utm_campaign_parser_utm_content_thumbnail_unscaled:Chambers_1908_Return bend.png?utm_source=en.wiki source.org _campaign=parser _content=thumbnail_unscaled ; Return′-car′go , a cargo brought back in place of merchandise previously sent out; Return′-check , a ticket for readmi ion; Return′-day , the day fixed when the defendant is to appear in court; Retur′ner ; Retur′ning-off′icer , the officer who makes returns of writs, .: the presiding officer at an election.— adj. Return′le .— ns. Return′-match , a second match played by the same set of players; Return′-shock , an electric shock due to the action of induction sometimes felt after a lightning-flash; Return′-tag , a tag attached to a railway-car as evidence of its due arrival; Return′-tick′et , a ticket i ued by a company for a journey and its return, usually at a reduced charge; Return′-valve , a valve which opens to allow reflux of a fluid in case of overflow. [Fr. retourner — re- , back, tourner , to turn—L. tornāre , to turn.] Retuse to Righteous fāte, fär; mē, hėr; mīne; mōte; mūte; mōōn; th en.