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"Turn" Definition
noun
A brief theatrical act or stage appearance.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
A chance or opportunity.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
A change of direction, motion, or position: Make a left turn at the corner.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
A characteristic mood, style, or habit; a natural inclination: an inquisitive turn of mind.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
A deed or action having a good or bad effect on another: "He thought some friend had done him an ill turn” ( Stephen Crane).
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
verb-transitive
Slang To perform (an act of prostitution): turning tricks.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
To affect or change the color of: Autumn turns the green leaves golden.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
To alter or control the functioning of (a mechanical device, for example) by the use of a rotating or similar movement: turned the iron to a hotter setting.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
To blunt or dull (the edge of a cutting instrument).
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
To cause (a scale) to move up or down so as to register weight: Even a feather will turn a delicate scale.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
verb-intransitive
To attack suddenly and violently with no apparent motive: The lion turned on the animal trainer.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
To be formed on a lathe: a softwood that turns easily.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
To be stocked and sold: This merchandise will turn easily.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
To become dull or blunt by bending back. Used of the edge of a cutting instrument.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
To change color: The leaves have turned.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
phrasal-verb
Turn away To avert; deflect: turned away all criticism.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
Turn away To repel: The poor location of the house turned away prospective buyers.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
Turn away To send away; dismiss: turned away the clerk.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
Turn back To drive back and away: turned back the uninvited comers.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
Turn back To halt the advance of: turned back the advancing army.
Source: American Heritage Dictionary
verb
To cause to move around an axis or a center make rotate or revolve.
Source: Merriam-Webster
To cause to move around so as to effect a desired end (as of locking, opening, or shutting).
Source: Merriam-Webster
To affect or alter the functioning of (as a mechanical device) or the level of (as sound) by such movement.
Source: Merriam-Webster
To execute or perform by rotating or revolving.
Source: Merriam-Webster
To twist out of line or shape.
Source: Merriam-Webster
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