Definition
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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" |
| the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course; "he took a turn to the right" |
| get by buying and selling; "the company turned a good profit after a year" |
| 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" |
| (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession; "it is my turn"; "it is still my play" |
| accomplish by rotating; "turn a somersault"; "turn cartwheels" |
| direct at someone; "She turned a smile on me"; "They turned their flashlights on the car" |
| a favor for someone; "he did me a good turn" |
| undergo a change or development; "The water turned into ice"; "Her former friend became her worst enemy"; "He turned traitor" |
| alter the functioning or setting of; "turn the |
| pass to the other side of; "turn the corner"; "move around the obstacle" |
| 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" |
| pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become; |
| to send or let go; "They turned away the crowd at the gate of the governor's mansion" |
| taking a short walk out and back; "we took a turn in the park" |
| 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" |
| cause to move around a center so as to show another side of; "turn a page of a book" |
| turning or twisting around (in place); "with a quick twist of his head he surveyed the room" |
| undergo a transformation or a change of position or |
| a movement in a new direction; "the turning of the wind" |
| an unforeseen development; "events suddenly took an awkward turn" |
| 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" |
| cause to move around or rotate; "turn a key"; "turn your palm this way" |
| a circular segment of a curve; "a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path" |
| (sports) a division during whi |
| 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" |
| (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive |
| alter the functioning or setting of; "turn the dial to 10"; "turn the heat down" |
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