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re·tard ri-tahrd, for 1–3, 5; ree-tahrd for 4 Show IPA verb (used with object) 1. To make slow; delay the development or progress of (an action, process, etc.); hinder or impede. verb (used without object) 2. To be delayed. noun 3. a slowing down, diminution, or hindrance, as in a machine. 4. Slang: Disparaging . a. a mentally retarded person. b. a person who is stupid, obtuse, or ineffective in some way: a hopeless social retard. 5. Automotive, Machinery . an adjustment made in the setting of the distributor of an internal-combustion engine so that the spark for ignition in each cylinder is generated later in the cycle.
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