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Noun turn out has 7 senses

turnout - the group that gathers together for a particular occasion; "a large turnout for the meeting"
--₁ is a kind of gathering, assemblage

Derived form: verb turn out₈
turnout, widening - a part of a road that has been widened to allow cars to pass or park
--₂ is a kind of part, portion
--₂ is a part of road, route
siding, railroad siding, turnout, sidetrack - a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling stock or enable trains on the same line to pass
--₃ is a kind of railroad track, railroad, railway
output, outturn, turnout - what is produced in a given time period
--₄ is a kind of product, production
--₄ has particulars: throughput
Derived form: verb turn out₃
outfit, getup, rig, turnout - a set of clothing (with accessories); "his getup was exceedingly elegant"
--₅ is a kind of attire, garb, dress
--₅ has particulars: bib-and-tucker; ensemble; playsuit; trousseau
Derived form: verb turn out₉
turnout - attendance for a particular event or purpose (as to vote in an election); "the turnout for the rally"
--₆ is a kind of attendance, attending

Derived form: verb turn out₈
turnout - (ballet) the outward rotation of a dancer's leg from the hip
--₇ is a kind of rotation, rotary motion

Derived form: verb turn out₁₀

Verb turn out has 12 senses

prove, turn out, turn up - be shown or be found to be; "She proved to be right"; "The medicine turned out to save her life"; "She turned up HIV positive"
--₁ is one way to be
Sample sentences:
Something ----s Adjective/Noun
Somebody ----s Adjective
Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE
It ----s that CLAUSE
turn out - prove to be in the result or end; "It turns out that he was right"
--₂ is one way to happen, hap, go on, pass off, occur, pass, fall out, come about, take place
Sample sentence:
It ----s that CLAUSE
turn out - produce quickly or regularly, usually with machinery; "This factory turns out saws"
--₃ is one way to produce, make, create

Derived form: noun turnout₄
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
turn out, come out - prove to be in the result or end; "How will the game turn out?"
--₄ is one way to end, stop, finish, terminate, cease
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
turn out - come, usually in answer to an invitation or summons; "How many people turned out that evening?"
--₅ is one way to appear
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
bear, turn out - bring forth, "The apple tree bore delicious apples this year"; "The unidentified plant bore gorgeous flowers"
--₆ is one way to make, create
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something
expel, eject, chuck out, exclude, throw out, kick out, turf out, boot out, turn out - put out or expel from a place; "The child was expelled from the classroom"
--₇ is one way to move, displace
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
turn out - come and gather for a public event; "Hundreds of thousands turned out for the anti-war rally in New York"
--₈ is one way to meet, gather, assemble, forgather, foregather

Derived forms: noun turnout₁, noun turnout₆
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s
turn out - outfit or equip, as with accessories; "The actors were turned out lavishly"
--₉ is one way to equip, fit, fit out, outfit

Derived form: noun turnout₅
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
turn out, splay, spread out, rotate - turn outward; "These birds can splay out their toes"; "ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees"
--₁₀ is one way to turn

Derived form: noun turnout₇
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
switch off, cut, turn off, turn out - cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch; "Turn off the stereo, please"; "cut the engine"; "turn out the lights"
--₁₁ is one way to throw, flip, switch
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
get up, turn out, arise, uprise, rise - get up and out of bed; "I get up at 7 A.M. every day"; "They rose early"; "He uprose at night"
Antonyms: go to bed, turn in, bed, crawl in, kip down, hit the hay, hit the sack, sack out, go to sleep, retire
Sample sentence:
Sam and Sue turn out