1. Verb
To find again; to recover; to regain; to restore from loss or injury; as, to retrieve one's character; to retrieve independence.
2. Verb
To recall; to bring back.
3. Verb
To remedy the evil consequence of, to repair, as a loss or damadge.
4. Verb
To discover and bring in game that has been killed or wounded; as, a dog naturally inclined to retrieve.
5. Noun
A seeking again; a discovery.
6. Noun
The recovery of game once sprung; -- an old sporting term.
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