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Noun turning has 3 senses

turn, turning - the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course; "he took a turn to the right"
--₁ is a kind of change of course
--₁ has particulars:
diversion, deviation, digression, deflection, deflexion, divagation; right; left; kick turn; stem turn, stem; telemark; swerve, swerving, veering; three-point turn; version

Derived form: verb turn₁
turning - act of changing in practice or custom; "the law took many turnings over the years"
--₂ is a kind of change

Derived form: verb turn₃
turning, turn - a movement in a new direction; "the turning of the wind"
--₃ is a kind of movement, motion
--₃ has particulars:
reversal, turn around; yaw, swerve; rotation, revolution, gyration; return, coming back; volution

Derived form: verb turn₁

Verb turn has 26 senses

turn - 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"
--₁ is one way to move

Derived forms: noun turn₆, noun turn₅, noun turn₂, noun turning₃, noun turning₁
Sample sentence:
They turn the car down the avenue
become, turn - undergo a change or development; "The water turned into ice"; "Her former friend became her worst enemy"; "He turned traitor"
--₂ is one way to transform, transmute, metamorphose

Derived form: noun turn₄
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
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change state, 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"
--₃ is one way to change

Derived forms: noun turn₄, noun turning₂
Sample sentences:
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turn - cause to move around or rotate; "turn a key"; "turn your palm this way"
--₄ is one way to move, displace

Derived forms: noun turn₇, noun turn₅
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
turn, grow - pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become; "The weather turned nasty"; "She grew angry"
--₅ is one way to change

Derived form: noun turn₄
Sample sentence:
John will turn angry
turn - to send or let go; "They turned away the crowd at the gate of the governor's mansion"
--₆ is one way to send, direct
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
turn, move around - pass to the other side of; "turn the corner"; "move around the obstacle"
--₇ is one way to travel, go, move, locomote

Derived form: noun turn₅
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
turn - move around an axis or a center; "The wheels are turning"
--₈ is one way to move
Sample sentences:
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Something is ----ing PP
turn, turn over - cause to move around a center so as to show another side of; "turn a page of a book"
--₉ is one way to move, displace

Derived form: noun turner₇
Sample sentence:
They turn the coin
change by reversal, turn, reverse - 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"
--₁₀ is one way to change

Derived form: noun turn₅
Sample sentences:
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plow, plough, turn - to break and turn over earth especially with a plow; "Farmer Jones plowed his east field last week"; "turn the earth in the Spring"
--₁₁ is one way to till
Sample sentences:
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turn - change color; "In Vermont, the leaves turn early"
--₁₂ is a kind of turn, grow; discolor, discolour, colour, color
Sample sentence:
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turn - 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"
--₁₃ is one way to change, alter, modify
Sample sentences:
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turn, release - let (something) fall or spill a container; "turn the flour onto a plate"
--₁₄ is one way to transmit, transfer, transport, channel, channelize, channelise
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something PP
twist, sprain, wrench, turn, wrick, rick - 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"
--₁₅ is one way to injure, wound
Sample sentence:
Did he turn his foot?
turn - shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel; "turn the legs of the table"; "turn the clay on the wheel"
--₁₆ is one way to form

Derived forms: noun turner₆, noun turnery₁, noun turnery₂
Sample sentence:
The girls turn the wooden sticks
sour, turn, ferment, work - go sour or spoil; "The milk has soured"; "The wine worked"; "The cream has turned--we have to throw it out"
--₁₇ is one way to change state, turn
Sample sentence:
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turn - accomplish by rotating; "turn a somersault"; "turn cartwheels"
--₁₈ is one way to do, perform

Derived form: noun turner₅
Sample sentence:
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turn - get by buying and selling; "the company turned a good profit after a year"
--₁₉ is one way to get, acquire
Sample sentence:
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turn - 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"
--₂₀ is one way to move, displace
Sample sentences:
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turn - 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 millenium"
--₂₁ is one way to send, direct
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s PP
flex, bend, deform, twist, turn - 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"
--₂₂ is one way to change shape, change form, deform
Sample sentences:
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turn - alter the functioning or setting of; "turn the dial to 10"; "turn the heat down"
--₂₃ is one way to operate, control
Sample sentence:
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turn - direct at someone; "She turned a smile on me"; "They turned their flashlights on the car"
--₂₄ is one way to aim, take, train, take aim, direct
Sample sentence:
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call on, turn - 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"
--₂₅ is one way to appeal, invoke
Sample sentences:
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Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
turn - become officially one year older; "She is turning 50 this year"
--₂₆ is one way to senesce, age, get on, mature, maturate
Sample sentence:
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