turn

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Had they not squeezed me out, no doubt I'd still be hanging on trying to turn things around.

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Quick take

a circular segment of a curve; "a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of turn gathered in one view.

noun

a circular segment of a curve; "a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path"

noun

the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course; "he took a turn to the right"

noun

(game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession; "it is my turn"; "it is still my play"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for turn.

noun

a circular segment of a curve; "a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path"

noun

the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course; "he took a turn to the right"

noun

(game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession; "it is my turn"; "it is still my play"

noun

an unforeseen development; "events suddenly took an awkward turn"

noun

a movement in a new direction; "the turning of the wind"

noun

the act of turning away or in the opposite direction; "he made an abrupt turn away from her"

noun

turning or twisting around (in place); "with a quick twist of his head he surveyed the room"

noun

a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else); "it's my go"; "a spell of work"

noun

(sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive

noun

a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program; "he did his act three times every evening"; "she had a catchy little routine"; "it was one of the best numbers he ever did"

noun

a favor for someone; "he did me a good turn"

noun

taking a short walk out and back; "we took a turn in the park"

verb

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "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"

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"

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undergo a change or development; "The water turned into ice"; "Her former friend became her worst enemy"; "He turned traitor"

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cause to move around or rotate; "turn a key"; "turn your palm this way"

verb

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"

verb

pass to the other side of; "turn the corner"; "move around the obstacle"

verb

pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become; "The weather turned nasty"; "She grew angry"

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let (something) fall or spill from a container; "turn the flour onto a plate"

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move around an axis or a center; "The wheels are turning"

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cause to move around a center so as to show another side of; "turn a page of a book"

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to send or let go; "They turned away the crowd at the gate of the governor's mansion"

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to break and turn over earth especially with a plow; "Farmer Jones plowed his east field last week"; "turn the earth in the Spring"

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shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel; "turn the legs of the table"; "turn the clay on the wheel"

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change color; "In Vermont, the leaves turn early"

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twist suddenly so as to sprain; "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"

See also: twist, sprain, wrench, wrick, rick

verb

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"

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accomplish by rotating; "turn a somersault"; "turn cartwheels"

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get by buying and selling; "the company turned a good profit after a year"

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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"

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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"

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cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar"

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alter the functioning or setting of; "turn the dial to 10"; "turn the heat down"

verb

direct at someone; "She turned a smile on me"; "They turned their flashlights on the car"

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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"

verb

go sour or spoil; "The milk has soured"; "The wine worked"; "The cream has turned--we have to throw it out"

verb

become officially one year older; "She is turning 50 this year"

Example sentences

Had they not squeezed me out, no doubt I'd still be hanging on trying to turn things around.

Maybe they can turn this around by offering their stock for 50% off normal ticker prices.

At a certain point you stop being able to just act like a regular person and have everything turn out fine.

But to turn around and smile and take a picture, post it to Twitter, and then continue on calling oneself Joan of Arc?

It's actually faster to unlock my phone with TouchID than codeless swipe to unlock, so it's a no-brainer to turn it on.

"But sir, we have no ties to countryX. We dont have visa to countryX. We have a Canadian passport, if you dont want to admit us then let us just turn around and go to Canada".

Here, the result would turn on the ability to show that the parties sued are in fact engaged in false or deceptive advertising.

And look, I GET that rogue spreadsheets can turn into productivity-damaging unseen business risks.

We can't keep launching products and pretending we'll turn them into magical beautiful extensible platforms later.

I hope this serves as encouragement for them to continue to screw over those who want to turn searching for relevant information into a war for who can cheat the system the best.

They prioritize launching early over everything else, including retention and engineering discipline and a bunch of other stuff that turns out to matter in the long run.

We construe criminal statutes narrowly so that Congress will not unintentionally turn ordinary citizens into criminals.

Second, it attempts to not only target an individual as sexist, but often the male gender as a whole as being part of a "misogynistic boys-club", in turn implying that masculine identity itself is inherently wrong.