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Verb (used with object)
to shape (a piece of metal, wood, etc.) into rounded form with a cutting tool while rotating the piece on a lathe.
Verb (used without object)
Noun
a time or opportunity for action which comes in due rotation or order to each of a number of persons, animals, etc.
any change, as in nature, character, condition, affairs, circumstances, etc.; alteration; modification
treatment or rendering, esp. with reference to the form or content of a work of literature, art, etc.; twist
Verb phrases
turn back,
- to retrace one's footsteps; turn around to return.
- to cause to go no further or to return, as by not welcoming; send away.
- to fold (a blanket, sheet of paper, etc.) on itself
- Turn back the page to keep the place.
turn down,
- to turn over; fold down.
- to lower in intensity; lessen.
- to refuse or reject (a person, request, etc.)
- The Marine Corps turned him down.
turn in,
- to hand in; submit
- to turn in a resignation.
- to inform on or deliver up
- She promptly turned him in to the police.
- to turn from one path or course into another; veer.
- Informal . to go to bed; retire
- I never turn in before eleven o'clock.
turn into,
- to drive a vehicle or to walk into (a street, store, etc.)
- We turned into the dead-end street. He turned into the saloon at the corner.
- to be changed, transformed, or converted into
- He has turned into a very pleasant fellow. The caterpillar turned into a butterfly.
turn off,
- to stop the flow of (water, gas, etc.), as by closing a faucet or valve.
- to extinguish (a light).
- to divert; deflect.
- to diverge or branch off, as a side road from a main road.
- to drive a vehicle or walk onto (a side road) from a main road
- You turn off at 96th Street. Turn off the highway on the dirt road.
- Slang . to stop listening
- You could see him turn off as the speaker droned on.
- Slang . to disaffect, alienate, or disgust.
- Chiefly British . to discharge an employee.
turn on,
- to cause (water, gas, etc.) to flow, as by opening a valve.
- to switch on (a light).
- to put into operation; activate.
- to start suddenly to affect or show
- She turned on the charm and won him over.
- Slang . to induce (a person) to start taking a narcotic drug.
- Slang . to take a narcotic drug.
- Slang . to arouse or excite the interest of; engage
- the first lecture that really turned me on.
- Slang . to arouse sexually.
- Also, turn upon. to become suddenly hostile to
- The dog turned on its owner.
turn out,
- to extinguish (a light).
- to produce as the result of labor
- She turned out four tapestries a year.
- to drive out; dismiss; discharge
- a premier turned out of office.
- to fit out; dress; equip.
- to result; issue.
- to come to be; become ultimately.
- to be found or known; prove.
- to be present at; appear.
- Informal . to get out of bed.
- Nautical . to order (a seaman or seamen) from quarters for duty.
- to cause to turn outward, as the toes.
turn over,
- to move or be moved from one side to another.
- to put in reverse position; invert.
- to consider; meditate; ponder.
- to transfer; give.
- to start (an engine)
- He turned over the car motor.
- (of an engine) to start
- The motor turned over without any trouble.
- Commerce . to purchase and then sell (goods or commodities).
- Commerce . to do business or sell goods to the amount of (a specified sum).
- Commerce . to invest or recover (capital) in some transaction or in the course of business.
turn to,
- to apply to for aid; appeal to
- When he was starting out as an artist he turned to his friends for loans.
- to begin to attend to or work at something
- After the storm we turned to and cleaned up the debris.
- to change to
- The ice turned to water.
turn up,
- to fold (material, a hem, cuffs, etc.) up or over in order to alter a garment.
- to bring to the surface by digging
- to turn up a shovelful of earth.
- to uncover; find.
- to intensify or increase.
- to happen; occur
- Let's wait and see what turns up.
- to appear; arrive
- She turned up at the last moment.
- to be recovered
- I'm sure your watch will turn up eventually.
- to come to notice; be seen. ?
Idioms
by turns
- one after another; in rotation or succession; alternately
- They did their shopping and cleaning by turns.
hand's turn
- a period or piece of work
- It won't be necessary for you to do a hand's turn yourself, but rather to supervise.
on the turn
- on the verge or in the process of turning; changing
- She said she hoped to be alive to see the century on the turn.
out of turn
- not in the correct succession; out of proper order.
- at an unsuitable time; imprudently; indiscreetly
- He spoke out of turn and destroyed the cordial atmosphere of the meeting.
Synonyms
noun
- about-face , angle , bend , bias , bow , branch , change , changeabout , circle , circuit , circulation , circumvolution , corner , curve , cycle , departure , detour , deviation , direction , drift , flection , flexure , fork , gyration , gyre , heading , hook , pirouette , pivot , quirk , retroversion , reversal , reverse , reversion , right-about , roll , rotation , round , shift , spin , spiral , swing , tack , tendency , trend , turnabout , turning , twist , twisting , wheel , whirl , wind , winding , yaw , alteration , crotch , deflection , digression , distortion , divarication , double , modification , mutation , variation , warp , accomplishment , act , action , bit , bout , crack * , deed , favor , fling * , gesture , go * , go around * , move , period , routine , say * , service , shot * , spell , stint , succession , time , tour , trick , try , airing , constitutional , drive , excursion , jaunt , promenade , ramble , ride , saunter , stroll , affinity , aptness , bent , bump , disposition , faculty , flair , genius , gift , head , inclination , leaning , predisposition , propensity , talent , attack , blow , fit , fright , jolt , seizure , shock , start , surprise
verb
- arc , bend , circle , circulate , circumduct , come around , corner , cut , eddy , go around , go round , ground , gyrate , gyre , hang a left , hang a right , incline , loop , make a left , make a right , move in a circle , negotiate , orbit , oscillate , pass , pass around , pirouette , pivot , roll , rotate , round , spin , sway , swing , swivel , take a bend , twirl , twist , vibrate , weave , wheel , whirl , wind , yaw , about-face , aim , alter , alternate , backslide , call off , capsize , change , change position , convert , curve , depart , detour , detract , deviate , digress , direct , diverge , double back , face about , go back , inverse , invert , move , rechannel , recoil , redirect , regress , relapse , retrace , return , revert , sheer , shift , shunt , shy away , sidetrack , subvert , swerve , swirl , switch , tack , transform , upset , vary , veer , volte-face , whip , zigzag , become , change into , come , divert , fashion , form , get , go , grow into , metamorphose , modify , mold , mutate , pass into , put , refashion , remake , remodel , render , run , shape , transfigure , translate , transmute , transpose , wax , acidify , become rancid , break down , crumble , curdle , decay , decompose , disintegrate , dull , ferment , go bad , molder , putrefy , rot , sour , spoil , taint , address , appeal , apply , approach , be predisposed to , devote , employ , favor , give , have recourse , lend , look , prefer , recur , repair , tend , throw , turn one’s energies to , turn one’s hand to , undertake , utilize , derange , discompose , disgust , disorder , make one sick , nauseate , revolt , unbalance , undo , unhinge * , unsettle , apostatize , bring round , change sides , desert , go over , influence , persuade , prejudice , prevail upon , rat * , renege , renounce , repudiate , retract , talk into , tergiversate , tergiverse , bruise , crick , dislocate , hurt , sprain , strain , wrench , circumvolve , revolve , plow , turn over , blunt , agonize , squirm , toss
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