retardverb [ T ]
uk/rɪˈtɑːd/us/rɪˈtɑːrd/formalto make something slower:
A rise in interest rates would severely retard economic growth.
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Delaying and wasting time
- ado
- be on ice idiom
- bugger
- bugger about
- bugger sb about
- carry
- hold
- hold sb over
- hold sb/sth back
- hold sb/sth up
- hold up
- ice
- kick
- push
- retardation
- set sth/sb back
- shelve
- sit
- sit on sth
- spin your wheels idiom
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Increasing and decreasing speed of motion
retardnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈriː.tɑːd/us/ˈriː.tɑːrd/offensivea stupid or mentally slow person:
I'm not playing with him, he's a total retard.
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Stupid and silly people
- a right one idiom
- airhead
- asshole
- berk
- birdbrain
- dolt
- doofus
- dork
- duffer
- dullard
- mouth-breather
- muggins
- muppet
- mutt
- need
- simpleton
- stupid
- thicko
- tosser
- turkey
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