return in WordNet English dictionary

1. bring back to the point of departure
   return  take back  bring back 
   
2. be restored
   "Her old vigor returned"
   come back  return 
   
3. go back to something earlier
   "This harks back to a previous remark of his"
   hark back  return  come back  recall 
   
4. answer back
   retort  come back  repay  return  riposte  rejoin 
   
5. pass down
   "render a verdict"; "deliver a judgment"
   render  deliver  return 
   
6. 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"
   fall  return  pass  devolve 
   
7. 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"
   render  yield  return  give  generate 
   
8. pay back
   "Please refund me my money"
   refund  return  repay  give back 
   
9. elect again
   reelect  return 
   
10. go back to a previous state
    "We reverted to the old rules"
    revert  return  retrovert  regress  turn back 
    
11. give back
    "render money"
    render  return 
    
12. submit (a report, etc.) to someone in authority
    "submit a bill to a legislative body"
    return 
    
13. make a return
    "return a kickback"
    return 
    
14. 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"
    return 
    
15. return to a previous position; in mathematics
    "The point returned to the interior of the figure"
    return 
    
16. return in kind
    "return a compliment"; "return her love"
    return 
    

1. a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one)
   "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher"
   rejoinder  retort  return  riposte  replication  comeback  counter 
   
2. the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction
   return  coming back 
   
3. a reciprocal group action
   "in return we gave them as good as we got"
   return  paying back  getting even 
   
4. a coming to or returning home
   "on his return from Australia we gave him a welcoming party"
   return  homecoming 
   
5. 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"
   tax return  income tax return  return 
   
6. the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
   "the average return was about 5%"
   return  issue  take  takings  proceeds  yield  payoff 
   
7. the act of someone appearing again
   "his reappearance as Hamlet has been long awaited"
   reappearance  return 
   
8. happening again (especially at regular intervals)
   "the return of spring"
   recurrence  return 
   
9. getting something back again
   "upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing"
   restitution  return  restoration  regaining 
   
10. the act of going back to a prior location
    "they set out on their return to the base camp"
    return 
    
11. a tennis stroke that sends the ball back to the other player
    "he won the point on a cross-court return"
    return 
    
12. (American football) the act of running back the ball after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble
    return 
    
13. the key on electric typewriters or computer keyboards that causes a carriage return and a line feed
    return key  return