turn
- Verb. (intransitive) Of a body, person, etc, to move around an axis through itself.
- Verb. (transitive) To change the direction or orientation of.
- Verb. (intransitive) To change one's direction of travel.
- Verb. (transitive) To position (something) by folding it.
- Verb. (transitive) To become (gloss, begin to be) .
- Verb. (intransitive) To fundamentally change; to metamorphose.
- Verb. To rebel; to go against something formerly tolerated.
- Verb. (transitive) To shape (something) symmetrically by rotating it against a stationary cutting tool, as on a lathe.
- Verb. (intransitive) To sour or spoil; to go bad.
- Verb. (intransitive, of trees) To change the color of the leaves in the autumn.
- Verb. (qualifier, usually with '''over''') To complete.
- Verb. (transitive, cricket) Of a bowler, to make (the ball) move sideways off the pitch when it bounces.
- Verb. (intransitive, cricket) Of a ball, to move sideways off the pitch when it bounces.
- Verb. (obsolete, reflexive) To change one's course of action; to take a new approach.
- Verb. (context, professional wrestling) To change personalities, such as from being a face (good guy) to heel (bad guy) or ''vice versa''.
- Noun. A change of direction or orientation.
- Noun. A movement of an object about its own axis in one direction that continues until the object returns to its initial orientation.
- Noun. A single loop of a coil.
- Noun. A chance to use (something) shared in sequence with others.
- Noun. One's chance to make a move in a game having two or more players.
- Noun. 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.
- Noun. (''also'' '''turnaround''') The time required to complete a project.
- Noun. A fit or a period of giddiness.
- Noun. A change in temperament or circumstance.
- Noun. (cricket) A sideways movement of the ball when it bounces (caused by rotation in flight).
- Noun. (poker) The fourth communal card in Texas hold 'em.
- Noun. (context, poker) The flop (the first three community cards) in Texas hold 'em.
- Noun. A deed done to another.
- Noun. (context, rope) A pass behind or through an object.
- Noun. character; personality; nature.
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