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turn
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Noun
  • taking a short walk out and back
    • we took a turn in the park
  • a favor for someone
    • he did me a good turn
  • 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)
    • it's my go
    • a spell of work
  • 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
    • the turning of the wind
  • an unforeseen development
    • events suddenly took an awkward turn
  • (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
    • it is my turn
    • it is still my play
  • the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
    • he took a turn to the right
  • a circular segment of a curve
    • a bend in the road
    • a crook in the path
Verb
  • become officially one year older
    • She is turning 50 this year
  • go sour or spoil
    • The milk has soured
    • The wine worked
    • 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
    • She turned a smile on me
    • They turned their flashlights on the car
  • alter the functioning or setting of
    • turn the dial to 10
    • turn the heat down
  • cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form
    • bend the rod
    • 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 the car around
    • turn your dance partner around
  • get by buying and selling
    • the company turned a good profit after a year
  • accomplish by rotating
    • turn a somersault
    • turn cartwheels
  • 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
    • wrench one's ankle
    • 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
    • turn a page of a book
  • move around an axis or a center
    • The wheels are turning
  • 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
    • The weather turned nasty
    • She grew angry
  • pass to the other side of
    • turn the corner
    • move around the obstacle
  • change to the contrary
    • The trend was reversed
    • 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
    • turn a key
    • turn your palm this way
  • undergo a change or development
    • The water turned into ice
    • Her former friend became her worst enemy
    • He turned traitor
  • 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
    • Turn towards me
    • The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face
    • She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs
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