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    turn
    [tərn]
    verb
    turn (verb) · turns (third person present) · turned (past tense) · turned (past participle) · turning (present participle)
    1. move in a circular direction wholly or partly around an axis or point:
      "the big wheel was turning" · "I turned the key in the door and crept in"
      • perform (a somersault or cartwheel):
        "the boy shot up off the ground and turned a somersault in the air"
      • twist or sprain (an ankle):
        "Wright turned his ankle in the first minute of the game"
    2. move (something) so that it is in a different position in relation to its surroundings or its previous position:
      "turn the mould upside down"
      • change the position of one's body so that one is facing in a different direction:
        "Charlie turned and looked at his friend"
      • aim, point, or direct (something):
        "she turned her head toward me" · "the government has now turned its attention to primary schools"
      • change or cause to change direction:
        "we turned around and headed back to the house"
      • (of the tide) change from flood to ebb or vice versa:
        "as the tide turned he finally managed to bring the barge into its berth"
      • move (a page) over so that it is flat against the previous or next page:
        "she turned a page noisily" · "turn to page five for the answer"
      • fold or unfold (fabric or a piece of a garment) in the specified way:
        "he turned up the collar of his coat"
      • pass around (the flank or defensive lines of an army) so as to attack it from the side or rear:
        "there was still the sea, by way of which the Persians hoped to turn all mountain or isthmus defense lines"
      • soccer
        pass (an opponent) at close quarters by feinting to go one way then moving in another direction:
        "Hooper received the ball and turned his defender before scoring with a crisp left foot shot"
      • archaic
        bend back (the edge of a blade) so as to make it blunt:
        "thou hast also turned the edge of his sword"
    3. change in nature, state, form, or colour; become:
      "Emmeline turned pale" · "the weather turned really bad"
      • cause to change in nature, state, form, or colour:
        "cover potatoes with sacking to keep the light from turning them green" · "most of the sugars are turned into alcohol"
      • send or put into a specified place or condition:
        "the dogs were turned loose on the crowd"
      • pass the age or time of:
        "I've just turned forty"
      • (of leaves) change color in the autumn:
        "the chestnut leaves were turning"
      • (with reference to the stomach) make or become nauseated:
        "the smell was bad enough to turn the strongest stomach"
      • (with reference to milk) make or become sour:
        "the thunder had turned the milk"
    4. shape (something) on a lathe:
      "the faceplate is turned rather than cast"
      • give a graceful or elegant form to:
        "if I could turn a tune, I even think I should sing"
    5. induce or persuade (someone) to act against their country or associates, especially as a spy or informer:
      "there is also a concern that he would remain a security risk, especially as the authorities had already tried to turn him"
    6. cause (a person) to change their sexual orientation or gender identity:
      "for some reason he thought I was the one who could turn him"
    7. make (a profit):
      "in 2021 the company turned a profit for the first time"
    noun
    turn (noun) · turns (plural noun) · the turn (noun)
    1. an act of moving something in a circular direction around an axis or point:
      "a safety lock requiring four turns of the key"
      • a bend or curve in a road, path, river, etc.:
        "the twists and turns in the passageways"
      • one round in a coil of rope or other material.
    2. a change of direction when moving:
      "they made a left turn and picked up speed"
      • a development or change in circumstances or a course of events:
        "life has taken a turn for the better"
      • a time when one specified period of time ends and another begins:
        "the turn of the century"
      • a place where a road meets or branches off another; a turning:
        "they were approaching the turn"
      • a change of the tide from ebb to flow or vice versa:
        "the turn of the tide"
      • (the turn)
        the beginning of the second nine holes of a round of golf:
        "he made the turn in one under par"
    3. an opportunity or obligation to do something that comes successively to each of a number of people:
      "it was his turn to speak"
      • a short performance, especially one of a number given by different performers in succession:
        "a comic turn"
      • a performer giving one of a number of short performances.
    4. a short walk or ride:
      "why don't you take a turn around the garden?"
    5. informal
      a shock:
      "you gave us quite a turn!"
      • a brief feeling or experience of illness:
        "tell me how you feel when you have these funny turns"
    6. the difference between the buying and selling price of stocks or other financial products.
      • a profit made from the difference between the buying and selling price of stocks or other financial products.
    7. music
      a melodic ornament consisting of the principal note with those above and below it.
    Origin
    Old English tyrnan, turnian (verb), from Latin tornare, from tornus ‘lathe’, from Greek tornos ‘lathe, circular movement’; probably reinforced in Middle English by Old French turner. The noun (Middle English) is partly from Anglo-Norman French tourn, partly from the verb.
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    verb
    1. move in a circular direction wholly or partly around an axis or point:
      go around
      revolve
      rotate
      spin
      roll
      circle
      wheel
      whirl
      twirl
      gyrate
      swivel
      spiral
      pivot
      around
      negotiate
      take
      go round and round
      go round in circles
      pass around
      sweep around
    2. change in nature, state, form, or colour; become:
      become
      go
      grow
      get
      convert
      change
      transform
      make
      adapt
      modify
      rebuild
      reconstruct
      refashion
      remake
      make over
      restyle
      develop into
      prove to be
      turn out to be
      change into
      be transformed into
      metamorphose into
      come to be
    3. shape (something) on a lathe:
      fashion
      make
      shape
      mold
      cast
      form
      noun
      1. an act of moving something in a circular direction around an axis or point:
        rotation
        revolution
        spin
        circle
        whirl
        twirl
        gyration
        swivel
      2. a change of direction when moving:
        turning
        veer
        divergence
        change of direction
        change of course
      3. an opportunity or obligation to do something that comes successively to each of a number of people:
        opportunity
        chance
        say
        stint
        spell
        time
        try
        attempt
      4. a short walk or ride:
        stroll
        walk
        saunter
        amble
        wander
        airing
        promenade
        drive
        ride
        outing
        excursion
        jaunt
        constitutional
        perambulation
      5. a shock:
        shock
        start
        surprise
        jolt
        fright
        scare

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