Main entry: turn
Definition: taking a short walk out and back
Usage: we took a turn in the park
Definition: turning or twisting around (in place)
Usage: with a quick twist of his head he surveyed the room
Main entry: turn
Definition: the act of turning away or in the opposite direction
Usage: he made an abrupt turn away from her
Definition: the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
Usage: he took a turn to the right
Definition: (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession
Usage: it is my turn; it is still my play
Definition: a favor for someone
Usage: he did me a good turn
Main entry: turn, act, bit, number, routine
Definition: a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program
Usage: he did his act three times every evening; she had a catchy little routine; it was one of the best numbers he ever did
Definition: a movement in a new direction
Usage: the turning of the wind
Main entry: turn, turn of events, twist
Definition: an unforeseen development
Usage: events suddenly took an awkward turn
Main entry: crook, bend, turn, twist
Definition: a circular segment of a curve
Usage: a bend in the road; a crook in the path
Definition: (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive
Main entry: spell, go, tour, turn
Definition: a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
Usage: it's my go; a spell of work
Main entry: sprain, rick, wrench, wrick, turn, twist
Definition: twist suddenly so as to sprain
Usage: 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
Definition: pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
Usage: The weather turned nasty; She grew angry
Main entry: turn, change by reversal, reverse
Definition: change to the contrary
Usage: 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
Main entry: turn, change state
Definition: undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
Usage: We turned from Socialism to Capitalism; The people turned against the President when he stole the election
Main entry: turn
Definition: become officially one year older
Usage: She is turning 50 this year
Main entry: turn
Definition: change color
Usage: In Vermont, the leaves turn early
Main entry: ferment, work, sour, turn
Definition: go sour or spoil
Usage: The milk has soured; The wine worked; The cream has turned--we have to throw it out
Definition: have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to
Usage: She called on her Representative to help her; She turned to her relatives for help
Main entry: turn
Definition: direct at someone
Usage: She turned a smile on me; They turned their flashlights on the car
Main entry: turn
Definition: alter the functioning or setting of
Usage: turn the dial to 10; turn the heat down
Main entry: turn, twist, bend, flex, deform
Definition: cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form
Usage: bend the rod; twist the dough into a braid; the strong man could turn an iron bar
Definition: let (something) fall or spill from a container
Usage: turn the flour onto a plate
Main entry: turn
Definition: shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel
Usage: turn the legs of the table; turn the clay on the wheel
Main entry: turn, plough, plow
Definition: to break and turn over earth especially with a plow
Usage: Farmer Jones plowed his east field last week; turn the earth in the Spring
Main entry: turn
Definition: change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
Usage: 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
Main entry: turn, move around
Definition: pass to the other side of
Usage: turn the corner; move around the obstacle
Main entry: turn
Definition: channel one's attention, interest, thought, or attention toward or away from something
Usage: The pedophile turned to boys for satisfaction; people turn to mysticism at the turn of a millennium
Main entry: turn
Definition: to send or let go
Usage: They turned away the crowd at the gate of the governor's mansion
Definition: cause to move around a center so as to show another side of
Usage: turn a page of a book
Main entry: turn
Definition: cause to move around or rotate
Usage: turn a key; turn your palm this way
Main entry: turn
Definition: cause to move along an axis or into a new direction
Usage: turn your face to the wall; turn the car around; turn your dance partner around
Main entry: turn
Definition: move around an axis or a center
Usage: The wheels are turning
Main entry: turn
Definition: get by buying and selling
Usage: the company turned a good profit after a year
Main entry: turn
Definition: accomplish by rotating
Usage: turn a somersault; turn cartwheels
Definition: undergo a change or development
Usage: The water turned into ice; Her former friend became her worst enemy; He turned traitor
Main entry: turn
Definition: cause to change or turn into something different;assume new characteristics
Usage: The princess turned the frog into a prince by kissing him; The alchemists tried to turn lead into gold