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Noun
- taking a short walk out and back
- we took a turn in the park
- a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program
- he did his act three times every evening
- she had a catchy little routine
- it was one of the best numbers he ever did
- (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive
- a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
- turning or twisting around (in place)
- with a quick twist of his head he surveyed the room
- the act of turning away or in the opposite direction
- he made an abrupt turn away from her
- a movement in a new direction
- an unforeseen development
- events suddenly took an awkward turn
- (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
- the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
- he took a turn to the right
- a circular segment of a curve
Verb
- become officially one year older
- She is turning 50 this year
- go sour or spoil
- The cream has turned--we have to throw it out
- have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to
- She called on her Representative to help her
- She turned to her relatives for help
- direct at someone
- They turned their flashlights on the car
- alter the functioning or setting of
- cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form
- twist the dough into a braid
- the strong man could turn an iron bar
- channel one's attention, interest, thought, or attention toward or away from something
- The pedophile turned to boys for satisfaction
- people turn to mysticism at the turn of a millennium
- cause to move along an axis or into a new direction
- turn your face to the wall
- turn your dance partner around
- get by buying and selling
- the company turned a good profit after a year
- cause to change or turn into something different; assume new characteristics
- The princess turned the frog into a prince by kissing him
- The alchemists tried to turn lead into gold
- twist suddenly so as to sprain
- The wrestler twisted his shoulder
- the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell
- I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days
- change color
- In Vermont, the leaves turn early
- shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel
- turn the legs of the table
- turn the clay on the wheel
- to break and turn over earth especially with a plow
- Farmer Jones plowed his east field last week
- turn the earth in the Spring
- to send or let go
- They turned away the crowd at the gate of the governor's mansion
- cause to move around a center so as to show another side of
- move around an axis or a center
- let (something) fall or spill from a container
- turn the flour onto a plate
- pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
- pass to the other side of
- change to the contrary
- the tides turned against him
- public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern
- cause to move around or rotate
- undergo a change or development
- The water turned into ice
- Her former friend became her worst enemy
- undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
- We turned from Socialism to Capitalism
- The people turned against the President when he stole the election
- change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
- The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face
- She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs