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Definition turn

Etymology 1

From Middle English turnen, from Old English turnian, tyrnan (�to turn, rotate, revolve�) and Old French torner (�to turn�), both from Latin torn?re (�to round off, turn in a lathe�), from tornus (�lathe�), from Ancient Greek ?????? (t�rnos, �turning-lathe: a tool used for making circles�), from Proto-Indo-European *terh?- (�to rub, rub by turning, turn, twist, bore�). Cognate with Old English �r?wan (�to turn, twist, wind�). Displaced native Old English cyrran.

Verb

turn (third-person singular simple present turns, present participle turning, simple past and past participle turned or (obsolete) turnt)

1. (heading) to make a non-linear physical movement.
   1. (intransitive) Of a body, person, etc, to move around an axis through itself.
   2. (transitive) To change the direction or orientation of, especially by rotation.
   3. (intransitive) to change one's direction of travel.
   4. (intransitive, figuratively) to change the course of.
   5. (transitive) To shape (something) symmetrically by rotating it against a stationary cutting tool, as on a lathe.
   6. (by extension) To give form to; to shape or mould; to adapt.
   7. (transitive) To position (something) by folding it, or using its folds.
   8. (transitive, figuratively) To navigate through a book or other printed material.
   9. (transitive, cricket) Of a bowler, to make (the ball) move sideways off the pitch when it bounces.
   10. (intransitive, cricket) Of a ball, to move sideways off the pitch when it bounces.
2. (heading, intransitive) To change condition or attitude.
   1. (copulative) To become (begin to be).
   2. (intransitive) To change the color of the leaves in the autumn.
   3. To change fundamentally; to metamorphose.
      1. (intransitive) To sour or spoil; to go bad.
      2. (transitive) To make acid or sour; to ferment; to curdle.
      3. (transitive, fantasy) To change (a person) into a vampire, werewolf, zombie, etc.
   4. To reach a certain age.
   5. To hinge; to depend.
   6. To rebel; to go against something formerly tolerated.
   7. To change personal condition.
      1. (professional wrestling) To change personalities, such as from being a face (good guy) to heel (bad guy) or vice versa.
      2. To become giddy; said of the head or brain.
      3. To sicken; to nauseate.
      4. To be nauseated; said of the stomach.
3. (obsolete, reflexive) To change one's course of action; to take a new approach.
4. (transitive, usually with over) To complete.
5. (transitive) To make (money); turn a profit.
6. (transitive, soccer) Of a player, to go past an opposition player with the ball in one's control.
7. To undergo the process of turning on a lathe.
8. (obstetrics) To bring down the feet of a child in the womb, in order to facilitate delivery.
9. (printing, dated) To invert a type of the same thickness, as a temporary substitute for any sort which is exhausted.
10. (archaic) To translate.
11. (transitive, role-playing games) To magically or divinely attack undead.

Etymology 2

Partly from Anglo-Norman *torn, from Latin turnus, from Ancient Greek ?????? (t�rnos), and partly an action noun from the verb turn.

Noun

turn (plural turns)

1. A change of direction or orientation.
2. A movement of an object about its own axis in one direction that continues until the object returns to its initial orientation.
   1. (geometry) A unit of plane angle measurement based on this movement.
3. A walk to and fro.
4. A single loop of a coil.
5. A chance to use (something) shared in sequence with others.
6. The time allotted to a person in a rota or schedule.
7. One's chance to make a move in a game having two or more players.
8. A figure in music, often denoted ~, consisting of the note above the one indicated, the note itself, the note below the one indicated, and the note itself again.
9. The time required to complete a project.
10. A fit or a period of giddiness.
11. A change in temperament or circumstance.
12. (cricket) A sideways movement of the ball when it bounces (caused by rotation in flight).
13. (poker) The fourth communal card in Texas hold 'em.
14. (poker, obsolete) The flop (the first three community cards) in Texas hold 'em.
15. A deed done to another; an act of kindness or malice.
16. (rope) A pass behind or through an object.
17. Character; personality; nature.
18. (soccer) An instance of going past an opposition player with the ball in one's control.
19. (circus, theater, especially physical comedy) A short skit, act, or routine.
20. (printing, dated) A type turned upside down to serve for another character that is not available.

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