turn
/tˈɝn/
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Definitions
Noun
a circular segment of a curve; "a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path"
Noun
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course; "he took a turn to the right"
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(game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession; "it is my turn"; "it is still my play"
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an unforeseen development; "events suddenly took an awkward turn"
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a movement in a new direction; "the turning of the wind"
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the act of turning away or in the opposite direction; "he made an abrupt turn away from her"
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turning or twisting around (in place); "with a quick twist of his head he surveyed the room"
Noun
a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else); "it''s my go"; "a spell of work"
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(sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive
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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"
Noun
a favor for someone; "he did me a good turn"
Noun
taking a short walk out and back; "we took a turn in the park"
Verb
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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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"
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undergo a change or development; "The water turned into ice"; "Her former friend became her worst enemy"; "He turned traitor"
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cause to move around or rotate; "turn a key"; "turn your palm this way"
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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"
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pass to the other side of; "turn the corner"; "move around the obstacle"
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pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become; "The weather turned nasty"; "She grew angry"
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let (something) fall or spill from a container; "turn the flour onto a plate"
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move around an axis or a center; "The wheels are turning"
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cause to move around a center so as to show another side of; "turn a page of a book"
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to send or let go; "They turned away the crowd at the gate of the governor''s mansion"
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to break and turn over earth especially with a plow; "Farmer Jones plowed his east field last week"; "turn the earth in the Spring"
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shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel; "turn the legs of the table"; "turn the clay on the wheel"
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change color; "In Vermont, the leaves turn early"
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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"
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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"
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accomplish by rotating; "turn a somersault"; "turn cartwheels"
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get by buying and selling; "the company turned a good profit after a year"
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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"
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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"
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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"
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alter the functioning or setting of; "turn the dial to 10"; "turn the heat down"
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direct at someone; "She turned a smile on me"; "They turned their flashlights on the car"
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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"
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go sour or spoil; "The milk has soured"; "The wine worked"; "The cream has turned--we have to throw it out"
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become officially one year older; "She is turning 50 this year"
Synonyms
act
become
bend
bit
bout
call on
change by reversal
change state
crook
deform
ferment
flex
go
good turn
grow
move around
number
play
plough
plow
release
reverse
rick
round
routine
sour
spell
sprain
tour
turn of events
turn over
turning
twist
work
wrench
wrick
More General Terms
acquire
activity
age
aim
alter
appeal
change
change form
change of course
change of direction
change shape
change state
channel
channelise
channelize
color
colour
control
curve
curved shape
deform
development
direct
discolor
discolour
displace
division
do
duty period
favor
favour
form
get
get on
go
grow
injure
invoke
locomote
maturate
mature
metamorphose
modify
motion
move
movement
operate
part
perform
performance
public presentation
reorientation
rotary motion
rotation
section
send
senesce
shape
shift
take
take aim
till
train
transfer
transform
transmit
transmute
transport
travel
turn
walk
work shift
wound
More Specific Terms
about-face
acetify
acidify
add up
alkalify
alkalise
alkalize
alternate
ameliorate
amount
apparel
arouse
at-bat
attack
avert
awake
awaken
bald
basify
bat
be born
become
bend
better
bight
black out
boil
boil down
bottom
bottom of the inning
break
break loose
bring about
burn
burst forth
buy the farm
calcify
calm
calm down
caracole
carbonise
carbonize
carburise
carburize
carnify
cash in one''s chips
catalyse
catalyze
catch fire
chill
chill out
choke
chondrify
circumvolve
citrate
clabber
close
clot
clothe
cloud over
coagulate
coil
coke
combust
come
come alive
come down
come to
coming back
commutate
commute
conceive
concentrate
conflagrate
conk
convolute
convolve
cool
cool down
cool it
cool off
corkscrew
corner
correct
crank
croak
cross-fertilise
cross-fertilize
curdle
curve
cut
decease
decline
decompress
deconsecrate
deflate
deflect
deflection
deflexion
denitrify
dent
desecrate
desynchronise
desynchronize
deviate
deviation
die
digression
discharge
disengage
disk
dissolve
divagation
diversion
divert
down
dress
drop dead
emaciate
emancipate
empty
emulsify
enclothe
equilibrate
erupt
esterify
etherify
evert
exchange
exit
expire
explode
face
fade away
fade out
fall
falsify
ferment
fill
fill up
fit out
flip
flip over
flip-flop
flourish
fluctuate
fly high
freeze
Frenchify
gain
garb
garment
gee
get
get into
get worse
give-up the ghost
gnarl
go
go around
gyrate
gyration
habilitate
harrow
heat
heat up
homogenise
homogenize
hot up
ignite
improve
incurvate
indent
innings
inspissate
integrate
interchange
ionise
ionize
kick the bucket
kick turn
lead
leaf
left
liberate
liquefy
loosen up
lose weight
meliorate
melt off
metamorphose
move
nucleate
open
open up
ossify
overgrow
overturn
pass
pass away
pass out
perish
permute
pivot
pop off
port
precipitate
pronate
prosper
put on
raiment
react
rectify
reduce
regress
relapse
relax
reorient
resuscitate
retrovert
return
reversal
revert
revive
revolution
revolve
ridge
right
roll
roll over
rotate
rotation
ruff
secularise
secularize
settle down
sheer
showstopper
show-stopper
shut
simmer down
slenderize
slew
slim
slim down
slow down
slue
snuff it
solvate
sorb
sour
spiral
splay
spread out
start
starting
stem
stem turn
stopper
suffocate
supinate
swerve
swerving
swing about
swing around
switch
switch over
swivel
tack
take fire
take up
tangle with
telemark
tense
tense up
thicken
thin
three-point turn
thrive
thrombose
throw
tip over
tog
top
top of the inning
toss
transfigure
transmogrify
transpose
trend
trick
trumping
tump over
turn
turn around
turn away
turn back
turn off
turn on a dime
turn out
turn over
turn the tables
turn the tide
twiddle
twist
unbend
undo
unhallow
unwind
veer
veering
version
volution
wake
wake up
waken
work
worsen
yaw
zonk out