turn
1. a circular segment of a curve (Freq. 7)
- a bend in the road
- a crook in the path
• Syn:
bend, crook, twist
• Derivationally related forms:
crook (for: crook), bend (for: bend)
• Hypernyms:
curve, curved shape
• Hyponyms:
bight
2. the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course (Freq. 6)
- he took a turn to the right
• Syn:
turning
• Derivationally related forms:
turn (for: turning)
• Hypernyms:
change of course
• Hyponyms:
diversion, deviation, digression, deflection, deflexion,
divagation, right, left, kick turn, stem turn, stem,
telemark, swerve, swerving, veering, three-point turn, version
3. (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession (Freq. 4)
- it is my turn
- it is still my play
• Syn:
play
• Topics:
game
• Hypernyms:
activity
• Hyponyms:
move, start, starting, innings, attack,
attack, bat, at-bat, lead, ruff,
trumping, trick
4. an unforeseen development (Freq. 2)
- events suddenly took an awkward turn
• Syn:
turn of events, twist
• Hypernyms:
development
5. a movement in a new direction (Freq. 1)
- the turning of the wind
• Syn:
turning
• Derivationally related forms:
turn (for: turning)
• Hypernyms:
movement, motion
• Hyponyms:
reversal, turn around, yaw, swerve, rotation,
revolution, gyration, return, coming back, volution
6. the act of turning away or in the opposite direction (Freq. 1)
- he made an abrupt turn away from her
• Hypernyms:
change of direction, reorientation
7. turning or twisting around (in place) (Freq. 1)
- with a quick twist of his head he surveyed the room
• Syn:
twist
• Hypernyms:
rotation, rotary motion
• Hyponyms:
twiddle
8. 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
• Syn:
act, routine, number, bit
• Derivationally related forms:
act (for: act)
• Hypernyms:
performance, public presentation
• Hyponyms:
show-stopper, showstopper, stopper
9. a favor for someone
- he did me a good turn
• Syn:
good turn
• Hypernyms:
favor, favour
10. a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
- it's my go
- a spell of work
• Syn:
go, spell, tour
• Derivationally related forms:
go (for: go)
• Hypernyms:
shift, work shift, duty period
11. (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive
• Syn:
bout, round
• Topics:
sport, athletics
• Hypernyms:
part, section, division
• Hyponyms:
top, top of the inning, bottom, bottom of the inning
• Part Holonyms:
playing period, period of play, play
12. taking a short walk out and back
- we took a turn in the park
• Hypernyms:
walk
1. change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense (Freq. 187)
- 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
• See Also:
turn back, turn away, turn to
• Derivationally related forms:
turning
• Hypernyms:
move
• Hyponyms:
twist, flip, flip over, turn over, turn on a dime,
roll, roll over, swing around, swing about, turn around, toss,
port, face, turn off, turn away, gee, about-face,
caracole, corner, overturn, tip over, tump over, bend,
swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue,
slew, cut, deflect, avert, turn out, splay,
spread out, rotate, circumvolve, pivot, swivel, gyrate,
spiral, coil, corkscrew, deviate, divert, pronate
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- Something is ----ing PP
- They turn the car down the avenue
2. undergo a transformation or a change of position or action (Freq. 21)
- We turned from Socialism to Capitalism
- The people turned against the President when he stole the election
• Syn:
change state
• See Also:
turn around, turn off
• Derivationally related forms:
turning
• Hypernyms:
change
• Hyponyms:
wake up, awake, arouse, awaken, wake,
come alive, waken, zonk out, pass out, black out, come to,
revive, resuscitate, tense, tense up, relax, loosen up,
unbend, unwind, decompress, slow down, reduce, melt off,
lose weight, slim, slenderize, thin, slim down, gain,
put on, dress, clothe, enclothe, garb, raiment,
tog, garment, habilitate, fit out, apparel, cross-fertilize,
cross-fertilise, conceive, secularize, secularise, citrate, equilibrate,
fall, become, go, get, worsen, decline,
better, improve, ameliorate, meliorate, disengage, overgrow,
concentrate, break, acidify, acetify, alkalize, alkalise,
alkalify, basify, ionize, ionise, ossify, catalyze,
catalyse, get worse, relapse, fluctuate, explode, burst forth,
break loose, die, decease, perish, exit, pass away,
expire, pass, kick the bucket, cash in one's chips, buy the farm, conk,
give-up the ghost, drop dead, pop off, choke, croak, snuff it,
be born, cloud over, carbonize, carbonise, cool, chill,
cool down, heat, hot up, heat up, carburize, carburise,
freeze, boil, burn, combust, emaciate, Frenchify,
thicken, inspissate, solvate, react, dissolve, fade out,
fade away, empty, discharge, fill, fill up, homogenize,
homogenise, curdle, clabber, clot, coagulate, sour,
ferment, work, integrate, precipitate, calcify, coke,
carnify, chondrify, emulsify, denitrify, esterify, etherify,
thrombose, open, open up, close, shut, sorb,
take up, calm, calm down, cool off, chill out, simmer down,
settle down, cool it, thrive, prosper, fly high, flourish,
emancipate, liberate, get into, tangle with, liquefy, erupt,
ignite, catch fire, take fire, conflagrate
• Verb Group:
become, grow
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
3. undergo a change or development (Freq. 12)
- The water turned into ice
- Her former friend became her worst enemy
- He turned traitor
• Syn:
become
• Hypernyms:
transform, transmute, metamorphose
• Hyponyms:
reduce, come down, boil down, suffocate, choke,
nucleate, come, add up, amount
• Verb Group:
change state
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
4. cause to move around or rotate (Freq. 8)
- turn a key
- turn your palm this way
• Hypernyms:
move, displace
• Hyponyms:
reorient, supinate, port
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
5. change to the contrary (Freq. 7)
- 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
• Syn:
change by reversal, reverse
• See Also:
turn on, turn off
• Derivationally related forms:
reversible (for: reverse), reverse (for: reverse), reversal (for: reverse)
• Hypernyms:
change
• Hyponyms:
interchange, tack, switch, alternate, flip,
flip-flop, turn the tables, turn the tide, commutate, switch over, exchange,
correct, rectify, right, falsify, permute, commute,
transpose, metamorphose, transfigure, transmogrify, revert, return,
retrovert, regress, turn back, desynchronize, desynchronise, desecrate,
unhallow, deconsecrate, undo
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
6. pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute;
become (Freq. 5)
- The weather turned nasty
- She grew angry
• Syn:
grow
• Derivationally related forms:
growth (for: grow)
• Hypernyms:
change
• Hyponyms:
bald
• Verb Group:
change state
• Verb Frames:
- Something is ----ing PP
- Something ----s something Adjective/Noun
- Something ----s Adjective/Noun
- John will turn angry
7. pass to the other side of (Freq. 5)
- turn the corner
- move around the obstacle
• Syn:
move around
• Hypernyms:
travel, go, move, locomote
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
8. let (something) fall or spill from a container (Freq. 2)
- turn the flour onto a plate
• Syn:
release
• Derivationally related forms:
release (for: release)
• Hypernyms:
transmit, transfer, transport, channel, channelize, channelise
• Hyponyms:
deflate, throw
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something PP
9. move around an axis or a center (Freq. 1)
- The wheels are turning
• Hypernyms:
move
• Hyponyms:
revolve, go around, rotate
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Something is ----ing PP
10. cause to move around a center so as to show another side of (Freq. 1)
- turn a page of a book
• Syn:
turn over
• Derivationally related forms:
turner
• Hypernyms:
move, displace
• Hyponyms:
evert, leaf
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- They turn the coin
11. to send or let go (Freq. 1)
- They turned away the crowd at the gate of the governor's mansion
• Hypernyms:
send, direct
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
12. to break and turn over earth especially with a plow (Freq. 1)
- Farmer Jones plowed his east field last week
- turn the earth in the Spring
• Syn:
plow, plough
• Derivationally related forms:
plough (for: plough), ploughing (for: plough), plower (for: plow), plow (for: plow), plowing (for: plow)
• Topics:
farming, agriculture, husbandry
• Hypernyms:
till
• Hyponyms:
ridge, harrow, disk
• Entailment:
dig, delve, cut into, turn over
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
13. shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel (Freq. 1)
- turn the legs of the table
- turn the clay on the wheel
• Derivationally related forms:
turner, turnery
• Hypernyms:
shape, form
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- The girls turn the wooden sticks
14. change color (Freq. 1)
- In Vermont, the leaves turn early
• Hypernyms:
grow, discolor, discolour, colour, color
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
15. twist suddenly so as to sprain (Freq. 1)
- 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
• Syn:
twist, sprain, wrench, wrick, rick
• Derivationally related forms:
rick (for: rick), wrick (for: wrick), wrench (for: wrench), sprain (for: sprain), twist (for: twist)
• Hypernyms:
injure, wound
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Did he turn his foot?
16. 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
• Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
• Verb Group:
become
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
- Something ----s something
17. accomplish by rotating
- turn a somersault
- turn cartwheels
• Derivationally related forms:
turner
• Hypernyms:
do, perform
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
18. get by buying and selling
- the company turned a good profit after a year
• Topics:
commerce, commercialism, mercantilism
• Hypernyms:
get, acquire
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
19. 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
• Hypernyms:
move, displace
• Hyponyms:
bring about
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
20. 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
• Hypernyms:
send, direct
• Hyponyms:
take up
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s PP
21. 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
• Syn:
flex, bend, deform, twist
• Ant:
unbend (for: bend)
• Derivationally related forms:
deformation (for: deform), bendable (for: bend), bender (for: bend), bend (for: bend), flexible (for: flex)
• Hypernyms:
change shape, change form, deform
• Hyponyms:
indent, dent, incurvate, gnarl, crank,
convolve, convolute
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
22. alter the functioning or setting of
- turn the dial to 10
- turn the heat down
• Hypernyms:
operate, control
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
23. direct at someone
- She turned a smile on me
- They turned their flashlights on the car
• Hypernyms:
aim, take, train, take aim, direct
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
24. go sour or spoil
- The milk has soured
- The wine worked
- The cream has turned--we have to throw it out
• Syn:
sour, ferment, work
• Derivationally related forms:
fermentation (for: ferment), ferment (for: ferment), souring (for: sour)
• Hypernyms:
change state
• Verb Group:
ferment, work
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
25. 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
• Syn:
call on
• Hypernyms:
appeal, invoke
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
26. become officially one year older
- She is turning 50 this year
• Hypernyms:
senesce, age, get on, mature, maturate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
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