Turn

verb
tɜrn

Noun

  • a favor for someone

    he did me a good turn

    Type of:FavorFavour
  • (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession

    it is my turn

    Similar:Play
    Type of:Activity
  • a movement in a new direction

    the turning of the wind

    Similar:Turning
    Type of:MovementMotion
  • an unforeseen development

    events suddenly took an awkward turn

    Similar:Twist
    Type of:Development
  • the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course

    he took a turn to the right

    Similar:Turning
  • taking a short walk out and back

    we took a turn in the park

    Type of:Walk
  • the act of turning away or in the opposite direction

    he made an abrupt turn away from her

    Type of:Reorientation
  • turning or twisting around (in place)

    Similar:Twist
    Type of:Rotation
  • a short performance that is part of a longer program

    Similar:ActBitNumberRoutine
    Type of:Performance
  • a circular segment of a curve

    Type of:Curve
  • (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive

    Similar:BoutRound
    Type of:SectionDivisionPart
  • a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)

    Similar:GoSpellTour
    Type of:Shift

Verb

  • 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

    Type of:Change
  • 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

    Similar:Reverse
    Type of:Change
  • undergo a change or development

    The water turned into ice

    He turned traitor

    Similar:Become
    Type of:TransformMetamorphoseTransmute
  • to break and turn over earth especially with a plow

    turn the earth in the Spring

    Similar:PloughPlow
    Type of:Till
  • twist suddenly so as to sprain

    I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days

    Type of:InjureWound
  • pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

    The weather turned nasty

    Similar:Grow
    Type of:Change
  • cause to move around a center so as to show another side of

    turn a page of a book

    Type of:DisplaceMove
  • let (something) fall or spill from a container

    turn the flour onto a plate

    Similar:Release
    Type of:ChannelChanneliseTransfer
  • cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form

    the strong man could turn an iron bar

    Similar:BendDeformFlexTwist
    Type of:Deform
  • pass to the other side of

    turn the corner

    Type of:LocomoteMoveTravel
  • have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to

    She turned to her relatives for help

    Type of:AppealInvoke
  • go sour or spoil

    The cream has turned--we have to throw it out

  • 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

    Type of:Move
  • accomplish by rotating

    turn a somersault

    turn cartwheels

    Type of:DoPerform
  • alter the functioning or setting of

    turn the dial to 10

    turn the heat down

    Type of:ControlOperate
  • 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

    Type of:ModifyAlterChange
  • 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

    Type of:DisplaceMove
  • cause to move around or rotate

    turn a key

    turn your palm this way

    Type of:MoveDisplace
  • 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

    Type of:DirectSend
  • direct at someone

    She turned a smile on me

    They turned their flashlights on the car

    Type of:TakeAimTrain
  • shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel

    turn the legs of the table

    turn the clay on the wheel

    Type of:FormShape
  • become officially one year older

    She is turning 50 this year

    Type of:AgeMaturateSenesce
  • change color

    In Vermont, the leaves turn early

    Type of:ColourDiscolourGrow
  • get by buying and selling

    the company turned a good profit after a year

    Type of:GetAcquire
  • move around an axis or a center

    The wheels are turning

    Type of:Move
  • to send or let go

    They turned away the crowd at the gate of the governor's mansion

    Type of:SendDirect

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