Wordnet 3.0
VERB (1)
1. 
 place (flax, hemp, or jute) in liquid so as to promote loosening of the fibers from the woody tissue; 
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ret \Ret\ (r[e^]t), v. t.
   See Aret. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
   [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ret \Ret\, v. t. [Akin to rot.]
   To prepare for use, as flax, by separating the fibers from
   the woody part by process of soaking, macerating, and other
   treatment. --Ure.
   [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
ret
    v 1: place (flax, hemp, or jute) in liquid so as to promote
         loosening of the fibers from the woody tissue
V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016):
RET
       Report Engine Technology (CA, DB)
V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016):
RET
       Resolution Enhancement Technology (HP), "REt"