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| n. (event) | 1. commotion, whirl | confused movement.; "he was caught up in a whirl of work"; "a commotion of people fought for the exits" |
| ~ motion, movement | a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something. |
| n. (shape) | 2. convolution, swirl, vortex, whirl | the shape of something rotating rapidly. |
| ~ round shape | a shape that is curved and without sharp angles. |
| n. (act) | 3. crack, fling, go, offer, pass, whirl | a usually brief attempt.; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl" |
| ~ attempt, effort, try, endeavor, endeavour | earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something.; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try" |
| n. (act) | 4. spin, twirl, twist, twisting, whirl | the act of rotating rapidly.; "he gave the crank a spin"; "it broke off after much twisting" |
| ~ rotary motion, rotation | the act of rotating as if on an axis.; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music" |
| ~ pirouette | (ballet) a rapid spin of the body (especially on the toes as in ballet). |
| ~ birling, logrolling | rotating a log rapidly in the water (as a competitive sport). |
| v. (motion) | 5. swirl, twiddle, twirl, whirl | turn in a twisting or spinning motion.; "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind" |
| ~ revolve, rotate, go around | turn on or around an axis or a center.; "The Earth revolves around the Sun"; "The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire" |
| v. (motion) | 6. birl, spin, twirl, whirl | cause to spin.; "spin a coin" |
| ~ circumvolve, rotate | cause to turn on an axis or center.; "Rotate the handle" |
| v. (motion) | 7. eddy, purl, swirl, whirl, whirlpool | flow in a circular current, of liquids. |
| ~ course, flow, run, feed | move along, of liquids.; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi" |
| v. (motion) | 8. gyrate, reel, spin, spin around, whirl | revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis.; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy" |
| ~ revolve, rotate, go around | turn on or around an axis or a center.; "The Earth revolves around the Sun"; "The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire" |
| ~ whirligig | whirl or spin like a whirligig. |
| v. (motion) | 9. tumble, whirl, whirl around | fly around.; "The clothes tumbled in the dryer"; "rising smoke whirled in the air" |
| ~ move | move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion.; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" |
| turn | | |
| n. (shape) | 1. bend, crook, turn, twist | a circular segment of a curve.; "a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path" |
| ~ curve, curved shape | the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes. |
| ~ bight | a bend or curve (especially in a coastline). |
| n. (act) | 2. turn, turning | the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course.; "he took a turn to the right" |
| ~ change of course | a change in the direction that you are moving. |
| ~ digression, divagation, diversion, deflexion, deflection, deviation | a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern).; "a diversion from the main highway"; "a digression into irrelevant details"; "a deflection from his goal" |
| ~ right | a turn toward the side of the body that is on the south when the person is facing east.; "take a right at the corner" |
| ~ left | a turn toward the side of the body that is on the north when the person is facing east.; "take a left at the corner" |
| ~ kick turn | a standing turn made in skiing; one ski is raised to the vertical and pivoted backward to become parallel with the other ski but headed in the opposite direction and then the other ski is aligned with the first. |
| ~ stem turn, stem | a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it. |
| ~ telemark | a turn made in skiing; the outside ski is placed ahead and turned gradually inwards. |
| ~ swerve, swerving, veering | the act of turning aside suddenly. |
| ~ three-point turn | the act of turning a vehicle around in a limited space by moving in a series of back and forward arcs. |
| ~ version | manual turning of a fetus in the uterus (usually to aid delivery). |
| n. (act) | 3. play, turn | (game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession.; "it is my turn"; "it is still my play" |
| ~ move | (game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game. |
| ~ starting, start | a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning).; "he got his start because one of the regular pitchers was in the hospital"; "his starting meant that the coach thought he was one of their best linemen" |
| ~ activity | any specific behavior.; "they avoided all recreational activity" |
| ~ game | a contest with rules to determine a winner.; "you need four people to play this game" |
| ~ innings | the batting turn of a cricket player or team. |
| ~ attack | an offensive move in a sport or game.; "they won the game with a 10-hit attack in the 9th inning" |
| ~ down | (American football) a complete play to advance the football.; "you have four downs to gain ten yards" |
| ~ at-bat, bat | (baseball) a turn trying to get a hit.; "he was at bat when it happened"; "he got four hits in four at-bats" |
| ~ lead | the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge.; "the lead was in the dummy" |
| ~ trumping, ruff | (card games) the act of taking a trick with a trump when unable to follow suit. |
| ~ trick | (card games) in a single round, the sequence of cards played by all the players; the high card is the winner. |
| n. (event) | 4. turn, turn of events, twist | an unforeseen development.; "events suddenly took an awkward turn" |
| ~ development | a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation.; "recent developments in Iraq"; "what a revolting development!" |
| n. (event) | 5. turn, turning | a movement in a new direction.; "the turning of the wind" |
| ~ motion, movement | a natural event that involves a change in the position or location of something. |
| ~ turn around, reversal | turning in an opposite direction or position.; "the reversal of the image in the lens" |
| ~ yaw, swerve | an erratic deflection from an intended course. |
| ~ gyration, revolution, rotation | a single complete turn (axial or orbital).; "the plane made three rotations before it crashed"; "the revolution of the earth about the sun takes one year" |
| ~ coming back, return | the occurrence of a change in direction back in the opposite direction. |
| ~ volution | a rolling or revolving motion. |
| n. (act) | 6. turn | the act of turning away or in the opposite direction.; "he made an abrupt turn away from her" |
| ~ change of direction, reorientation | the act of changing the direction in which something is oriented. |
| n. (act) | 7. turn, twist | turning or twisting around (in place).; "with a quick twist of his head he surveyed the room" |
| ~ twiddle | a series of small (usually idle) twists or turns. |
| ~ rotary motion, rotation | the act of rotating as if on an axis.; "the rotation of the dancer kept time with the music" |
| n. (time) | 8. go, spell, tour, turn | a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else).; "it's my go"; "a spell of work" |
| ~ duty period, work shift, shift | the time period during which you are at work. |
| n. (time) | 9. bout, round, turn | (sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive. |
| ~ athletics, sport | an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition. |
| ~ division, section, part | one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole.; "the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC's engineering division" |
| ~ top of the inning, top | the first half of an inning; while the visiting team is at bat.; "a relief pitcher took over in the top of the fifth" |
| ~ bottom of the inning, bottom | the second half of an inning; while the home team is at bat. |
| ~ period of play, playing period, play | (in games or plays or other performances) the time during which play proceeds.; "rain stopped play in the 4th inning" |
| n. (communication) | 10. act, bit, number, routine, turn | 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" |
| ~ performance, public presentation | a dramatic or musical entertainment.; "they listened to ten different performances"; "the play ran for 100 performances"; "the frequent performances of the symphony testify to its popularity" |
| ~ show-stopper, showstopper, stopper | an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down. |
| n. (act) | 11. good turn, turn | a favor for someone.; "he did me a good turn" |
| ~ favor, favour | an act of gracious kindness. |
| n. (act) | 12. turn | taking a short walk out and back.; "we took a turn in the park" |
| ~ walk | the act of walking somewhere.; "he took a walk after lunch" |
| v. (motion) | 13. 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" |
| ~ twist | turn in the opposite direction.; "twist one's head" |
| ~ flip over, flip, turn over | turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse.; "flip over the pork chop"; "turn over the pancakes" |
| ~ move | move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion.; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" |
| ~ turn on a dime | have a small turning radius.; "My little subcompact car turns on a dime!" |
| ~ roll, turn over | move by turning over or rotating.; "The child rolled down the hill"; "turn over on your left side" |
| ~ roll over | make a rolling motion or turn.; "The dog rolled over" |
| ~ swing about, swing around, turn around | turn abruptly and face the other way, either physically or metaphorically.; "He turned around to face his opponent"; "My conscience told me to turn around before I made a mistake" |
| ~ flip, toss | lightly throw to see which side comes up.; "I don't know what to do--I may as well flip a coin!" |
| ~ port | turn or go to the port or left side, of a ship.; "The big ship was slowly porting" |
| ~ face | turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction.; "Turn and face your partner now" |
| ~ turn off | make a turn.; "turn off at the parking area" |
| ~ turn away | move so as not face somebody or something. |
| ~ gee | turn to the right side.; "the horse geed" |
| ~ about-face | turn, usually 180 degrees. |
| ~ caracole | make a half turn on a horse, in dressage. |
| ~ corner | turn a corner.; "the car corners" |
| ~ overturn, tip over, tump over, turn over | turn from an upright or normal position.; "The big vase overturned"; "The canoe tumped over" |
| ~ bend | change direction.; "The road bends" |
| ~ curve, sheer, slew, slue, swerve, trend, veer, cut | turn sharply; change direction abruptly.; "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right" |
| ~ deflect | turn aside and away from an initial or intended course. |
| ~ deflect, turn away, bend | turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest. |
| ~ avert, turn away | turn away or aside.; "They averted their eyes when the King entered" |
| ~ splay, rotate, spread out, turn out | turn outward.; "These birds can splay out their toes"; "ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees" |
| ~ circumvolve, rotate | cause to turn on an axis or center.; "Rotate the handle" |
| ~ pivot, swivel | turn on a pivot. |
| ~ coil, gyrate, spiral | to wind or move in a spiral course.; "the muscles and nerves of his fine drawn body were coiling for action"; "black smoke coiling up into the sky"; "the young people gyrated on the dance floor" |
| ~ corkscrew, spiral | move in a spiral or zigzag course. |
| ~ deviate, divert | turn aside; turn away from. |
| ~ pronate | turn the forearm or the hand so that the palm is directed downwards. |
| ~ turn | cause to move around or rotate.; "turn a key"; "turn your palm this way" |
| v. (change) | 14. 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" |
| ~ awake, come alive, arouse, awaken, wake, wake up, waken | stop sleeping.; "She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock" |
| ~ zonk out, pass out, black out | lose consciousness due to a sudden trauma, for example. |
| ~ resuscitate, come to, revive | return to consciousness.; "The patient came to quickly"; "She revived after the doctor gave her an injection" |
| ~ tense up, tense | become tense, nervous, or uneasy.; "He tensed up when he saw his opponent enter the room" |
| ~ relax, decompress, unwind, loosen up, slow down, unbend | become less tense, rest, or take one's ease.; "He relaxed in the hot tub"; "Let's all relax after a hard day's work" |
| ~ lose weight, melt off, slim, slim down, slenderize, thin, reduce | take off weight. |
| ~ gain, put on | increase (one's body weight).; "She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising" |
| ~ apparel, clothe, enclothe, garb, garment, raiment, tog, dress, fit out, habilitate | provide with clothes or put clothes on.; "Parents must feed and dress their child" |
| ~ cross-fertilise, cross-fertilize | undergo cross-fertilization; become fertile. |
| ~ conceive | become pregnant; undergo conception.; "She cannot conceive"; "My daughter was conceived in Christmas Day" |
| ~ change | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
| ~ grow, turn | pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become.; "The weather turned nasty"; "She grew angry" |
| ~ secularise, secularize | make secular and draw away from a religious orientation.; "Ataturk secularized Turkey" |
| ~ citrate | cause to form a salt or ester of citric acid. |
| ~ equilibrate | bring to a chemical stasis or equilibrium. |
| ~ fall | pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind.; "fall into a trap"; "She fell ill"; "They fell out of favor"; "Fall in love"; "fall asleep"; "fall prey to an imposter"; "fall into a strange way of thinking"; "she fell to pieces after she lost her work" |
| ~ become, get, go | enter or assume a certain state or condition.; "He became annoyed when he heard the bad news"; "It must be getting more serious"; "her face went red with anger"; "She went into ecstasy"; "Get going!" |
| ~ decline, worsen | grow worse.; "Conditions in the slum worsened" |
| ~ ameliorate, improve, meliorate, better | get better.; "The weather improved toward evening" |
| ~ disengage | become free.; "in neutral, the gears disengage" |
| ~ overgrow | become overgrown.; "The patio overgrew with ivy" |
| ~ concentrate | make denser, stronger, or purer.; "concentrate juice" |
| ~ break | crack; of the male voice in puberty.; "his voice is breaking--he should no longer sing in the choir" |
| ~ acetify, acidify | turn acidic.; "the solution acetified" |
| ~ alkalify, alkalise, alkalize, basify | turn basic and less acidic.; "the solution alkalized" |
| ~ ionise, ionize | convert into ions. |
| ~ ossify | become bony.; "The tissue ossified" |
| ~ catalyse, catalyze | change by catalysis or cause to catalyze. |
| ~ get worse, relapse | deteriorate in health.; "he relapsed" |
| ~ fluctuate | be unstable.; "The stock market fluctuates" |
| ~ break loose, burst forth, explode | be unleashed; emerge with violence or noise.; "His anger exploded" |
| ~ buy the farm, cash in one's chips, croak, decease, die, drop dead, give-up the ghost, kick the bucket, pass away, perish, snuff it, expire, pop off, conk, exit, choke, go, pass | pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life.; "She died from cancer"; "The children perished in the fire"; "The patient went peacefully"; "The old guy kicked the bucket at the age of 102" |
| ~ be born | come into existence through birth.; "She was born on a farm" |
| ~ cloud over | become overcast.; "the sky clouded over" |
| ~ carbonise, carbonize | turn into carbon, as by burning.; "carbonize coal" |
| ~ cool, chill, cool down | loose heat.; "The air cooled considerably after the thunderstorm" |
| ~ heat up, hot up, heat | gain heat or get hot.; "The room heated up quickly" |
| ~ carbonise, carbonize, carburise, carburize | unite with carbon.; "carburize metal" |
| ~ freeze | change to ice.; "The water in the bowl froze" |
| ~ boil | come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor.; "Water boils at 100 degrees Celsius" |
| ~ burn, combust | undergo combustion.; "Maple wood burns well" |
| ~ emaciate | grow weak and thin or waste away physically.; "She emaciated during the chemotherapy" |
| ~ frenchify | become French in appearance or character.; "This restaurant has Frenchified" |
| ~ thin | lose thickness; become thin or thinner. |
| ~ thicken, inspissate | become thick or thicker.; "The sauce thickened"; "The egg yolk will inspissate" |
| ~ solvate | undergo solvation or convert into a solvate. |
| ~ react | undergo a chemical reaction; react with another substance under certain conditions.; "The hydrogen and the oxygen react" |
| ~ dissolve, fade away, fade out | become weaker.; "The sound faded out" |
| ~ empty, discharge | become empty or void of its content.; "The room emptied" |
| ~ fill, fill up | become full.; "The pool slowly filled with water"; "The theater filled up slowly" |
| ~ homogenise, homogenize | become homogeneous or similar, as by mixing.; "The two liquids homogenized in the blender" |
| ~ homogenise, homogenize | break up the fat globules of.; "homogenized milk" |
| ~ clabber, curdle, clot | turn into curds.; "curdled milk" |
| ~ clot, coagulate | change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state.; "coagulated blood" |
| ~ sour, ferment, turn, work | go sour or spoil.; "The milk has soured"; "The wine worked"; "The cream has turned--we have to throw it out" |
| ~ integrate | become one; become integrated.; "The students at this school integrate immediately, despite their different backgrounds" |
| ~ precipitate | separate as a fine suspension of solid particles. |
| ~ calcify | turn into lime; become calcified.; "The rock calcified over the centuries" |
| ~ coke | become coke.; "petroleum oils coke after distillation" |
| ~ carnify | become muscular or fleshy. |
| ~ chondrify | turn into cartilage.; "The tissue chondrifies" |
| ~ emulsify | form into or become an emulsion.; "The solution emulsified" |
| ~ denitrify | remove nitrogen from.; "Denitrify the soil" |
| ~ esterify | change (a compound) into an ester. |
| ~ etherify | change into an ether.; "etherify an alcohol" |
| ~ thrombose | become blocked by a thrombus.; "the blood vessel thrombosed" |
| ~ open, open up | become open.; "The door opened" |
| ~ close, shut | become closed.; "The windows closed with a loud bang" |
| ~ sorb, take up | take up a liquid or a gas either by adsorption or by absorption. |
| ~ calm down, chill out, cool it, cool off, simmer down, calm, settle down | become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation.; "After the fight both men need to cool off."; "It took a while after the baby was born for things to settle down again." |
| ~ prosper, flourish, fly high, thrive | make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance.; "The new student is thriving" |
| ~ emancipate, liberate | give equal rights to; of women and minorities. |
| ~ become, turn | undergo a change or development.; "The water turned into ice"; "Her former friend became her worst enemy"; "He turned traitor" |
| ~ get into, tangle with | get involved in or with. |
| ~ liquefy | become liquid.; "The garden air overnight liquefied into a morning dew" |
| ~ catch fire, take fire, combust, conflagrate, ignite, erupt | start to burn or burst into flames.; "Marsh gases ignited suddenly"; "The oily rags combusted spontaneously" |
| v. (stative) | 15. become, turn | undergo a change or development.; "The water turned into ice"; "Her former friend became her worst enemy"; "He turned traitor" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ boil down, come down, reduce | be the essential element.; "The proposal boils down to a compromise" |
| ~ transmute, metamorphose, transform | change in outward structure or looks.; "He transformed into a monster"; "The salesman metamorphosed into an ugly beetle" |
| ~ suffocate, choke | become stultified, suppressed, or stifled.; "He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village" |
| ~ nucleate | form into a nucleus.; "Some cells had nucleated" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ add up, amount, come | develop into.; "This idea will never amount to anything"; "nothing came of his grandiose plans" |
| v. (motion) | 16. turn | cause to move around or rotate.; "turn a key"; "turn your palm this way" |
| ~ move, displace | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense.; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ reorient | cause to turn. |
| ~ supinate | turn (the hand or forearm) so that the back is downward or backward, or turn out (the leg). |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ port | put or turn on the left side, of a ship.; "port the helm" |
| v. (change) | 17. change by reversal, reverse, turn | 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" |
| ~ change | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
| ~ flip-flop, alternate, interchange, tack, switch, flip | reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action). |
| ~ turn the tables, turn the tide | cause a complete reversal of the circumstances.; "The tables are turned now that the Republicans are in power!" |
| ~ commutate | reverse the direction of (an alternating electric current) each half cycle so as to produce a unidirectional current. |
| ~ switch, switch over, exchange | change over, change around, as to a new order or sequence. |
| ~ correct, right, rectify | make right or correct.; "Correct the mistakes"; "rectify the calculation" |
| ~ falsify | falsify knowingly.; "She falsified the records" |
| ~ permute, transpose, commute | change the order or arrangement of.; "Dyslexics often transpose letters in a word" |
| ~ metamorphose, transmogrify, transfigure | change completely the nature or appearance of.; "In Kafka's story, a person metamorphoses into a bug"; "The treatment and diet transfigured her into a beautiful young woman"; "Jesus was transfigured after his resurrection" |
| ~ retrovert, revert, regress, turn back, return | go back to a previous state.; "We reverted to the old rules" |
| ~ desynchronise, desynchronize | cause to become desynchronized; cause to occur at unrelated times. |
| ~ deconsecrate, unhallow, desecrate | remove the consecration from a person or an object. |
| ~ undo | cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect.; "I wish I could undo my actions" |
| v. (motion) | 18. move around, turn | pass to the other side of.; "turn the corner"; "move around the obstacle" |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
| v. (change) | 19. grow, turn | pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become.; "The weather turned nasty"; "She grew angry" |
| ~ change | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature.; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night" |
| ~ bald | grow bald; lose hair on one's head.; "He is balding already" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ turn | change color.; "In Vermont, the leaves turn early" |
| v. (contact) | 20. release, turn | let (something) fall or spill from a container.; "turn the flour onto a plate" |
| ~ channel, channelise, channelize, transmit, transport, transfer | send from one person or place to another.; "transmit a message" |
| ~ deflate | release contained air or gas from.; "deflate the air mattress" |
| ~ throw | throw (a die) out onto a flat surface.; "Throw a six" |
| v. (motion) | 21. turn | move around an axis or a center.; "The wheels are turning" |
| ~ move | move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion.; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" |
| ~ revolve, rotate, go around | turn on or around an axis or a center.; "The Earth revolves around the Sun"; "The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire" |
| v. (motion) | 22. turn, turn over | cause to move around a center so as to show another side of.; "turn a page of a book" |
| ~ move, displace | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense.; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" |
| ~ evert | turn inside out; turn the inner surface of outward.; "evert the eyelid" |
| ~ leaf | turn over pages.; "leaf through a book"; "leaf a manuscript" |
| v. (motion) | 23. turn | to send or let go.; "They turned away the crowd at the gate of the governor's mansion" |
| ~ send, direct | cause to go somewhere.; "The explosion sent the car flying in the air"; "She sent her children to camp"; "He directed all his energies into his dissertation" |
| v. (creation) | 24. plough, plow, 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" |
| ~ farming, husbandry, agriculture | the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock. |
| ~ cut into, delve, dig, turn over | turn up, loosen, or remove earth.; "Dig we must"; "turn over the soil for aeration" |
| ~ till | work land as by ploughing, harrowing, and manuring, in order to make it ready for cultivation.; "till the soil" |
| ~ ridge | plough alternate strips by throwing the furrow onto an unploughed strip. |
| ~ disk, harrow | draw a harrow over (land). |
| v. (contact) | 25. 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" |
| ~ shape, form | give shape or form to.; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character" |
| ~ turn | accomplish by rotating.; "turn a somersault"; "turn cartwheels" |
| v. (change) | 26. turn | change color.; "In Vermont, the leaves turn early" |
| ~ grow, turn | pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become.; "The weather turned nasty"; "She grew angry" |
| ~ discolour, discolor, color, colour | change color, often in an undesired manner.; "The shirts discolored" |
| v. (body) | 27. rick, sprain, turn, twist, wrench, wrick | 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" |
| ~ injure, wound | cause injuries or bodily harm to. |
| v. (stative) | 28. 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" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| ~ become, turn | undergo a change or development.; "The water turned into ice"; "Her former friend became her worst enemy"; "He turned traitor" |
| v. (social) | 29. turn | accomplish by rotating.; "turn a somersault"; "turn cartwheels" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ do, perform | get (something) done.; "I did my job" |
| v. (possession) | 30. turn | get by buying and selling.; "the company turned a good profit after a year" |
| ~ commerce, commercialism, mercantilism | transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services). |
| ~ acquire, get | come into the possession of something concrete or abstract.; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work" |
| v. (motion) | 31. 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" |
| ~ move, displace | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense.; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" |
| ~ turn | cause to move around or rotate.; "turn a key"; "turn your palm this way" |
| ~ bring about | cause to move into the opposite direction.; "they brought about the boat when they saw a storm approaching" |
| v. (motion) | 32. 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 millennium" |
| ~ send, direct | cause to go somewhere.; "The explosion sent the car flying in the air"; "She sent her children to camp"; "He directed all his energies into his dissertation" |
| ~ take up | turn one's interest to.; "He took up herpetology at the age of fifty" |
| v. (contact) | 33. bend, deform, flex, turn, twist | 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" |
| ~ change form, change shape, deform | assume a different shape or form. |
| ~ dent, indent | make a depression into.; "The bicycle dented my car" |
| ~ incurvate | cause to curve inward.; "gravity incurvates the rays" |
| ~ gnarl | twist into a state of deformity.; "The wind has gnarled this old tree" |
| ~ crank | bend into the shape of a crank. |
| ~ convolute, convolve | curl, wind, or twist together. |
| v. (contact) | 34. turn | alter the functioning or setting of.; "turn the dial to 10"; "turn the heat down" |
| ~ control, operate | handle and cause to function.; "do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol"; "control the lever" |
| v. (competition) | 35. turn | direct at someone.; "She turned a smile on me"; "They turned their flashlights on the car" |
| ~ aim, take aim, train, direct, take | point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards.; "Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent" |
| v. (communication) | 36. 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" |
| ~ appeal, invoke | request earnestly (something from somebody); ask for aid or protection.; "appeal to somebody for help"; "Invoke God in times of trouble" |
| v. (change) | 37. ferment, sour, turn, work | go sour or spoil.; "The milk has soured"; "The wine worked"; "The cream has turned--we have to throw it out" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ ferment, work | cause to undergo fermentation.; "We ferment the grapes for a very long time to achieve high alcohol content"; "The vintner worked the wine in big oak vats" |
| v. (change) | 38. turn | become officially one year older.; "She is turning 50 this year" |
| ~ senesce, age, maturate, mature, get on | grow old or older.; "She aged gracefully"; "we age every day--what a depressing thought!"; "Young men senesce" |
| rotate | | |
| v. (motion) | 1. go around, revolve, rotate | turn on or around an axis or a center.; "The Earth revolves around the Sun"; "The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire" |
| ~ drive in, screw | cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion.; "drive in screws or bolts" |
| ~ screw | turn like a screw. |
| ~ circumvolve, rotate | cause to turn on an axis or center.; "Rotate the handle" |
| ~ wheel, wheel around | change directions as if revolving on a pivot.; "They wheeled their horses around and left" |
| ~ spin, spin around, gyrate, reel, whirl | revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis.; "The dervishes whirl around and around without getting dizzy" |
| ~ swirl, twiddle, twirl, whirl | turn in a twisting or spinning motion.; "The leaves swirled in the autumn wind" |
| ~ turn | move around an axis or a center.; "The wheels are turning" |
| v. (social) | 2. rotate | exchange on a regular basis.; "We rotate the lead soprano every night" |
| ~ rotate | plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession.; "We rotate the crops so as to maximize the use of the soil" |
| ~ rotate | perform a job or duty on a rotating basis.; "Interns have to rotate for a few months" |
| ~ alternate | exchange people temporarily to fulfill certain jobs and functions. |
| v. (competition) | 3. rotate | perform a job or duty on a rotating basis.; "Interns have to rotate for a few months" |
| ~ serve | do duty or hold offices; serve in a specific function.; "He served as head of the department for three years"; "She served in Congress for two terms" |
| ~ rotate | exchange on a regular basis.; "We rotate the lead soprano every night" |
| v. (motion) | 4. circumvolve, rotate | cause to turn on an axis or center.; "Rotate the handle" |
| ~ crank up, crank | rotate with a crank. |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ revolve, rotate, go around | turn on or around an axis or a center.; "The Earth revolves around the Sun"; "The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire" |
| ~ revolve, rotate, go around | turn on or around an axis or a center.; "The Earth revolves around the Sun"; "The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire" |
| ~ birl, twirl, whirl, spin | cause to spin.; "spin a coin" |
| ~ birl, birle | cause a floating log to rotate by treading. |
| v. (motion) | 5. rotate, splay, spread out, turn out | turn outward.; "These birds can splay out their toes"; "ballet dancers can rotate their legs out by 90 degrees" |
| ~ 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" |
| v. (change) | 6. rotate | plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession.; "We rotate the crops so as to maximize the use of the soil" |
| ~ grow | cause to grow or develop.; "He grows vegetables in his backyard" |
| ~ rotate | exchange on a regular basis.; "We rotate the lead soprano every night" |
| spin | | |
| n. (event) | 1. spin | a swift whirling motion (usually of a missile). |
| ~ gyration, revolution, rotation | a single complete turn (axial or orbital).; "the plane made three rotations before it crashed"; "the revolution of the earth about the sun takes one year" |
| ~ backspin | spin (usually of a moving ball) that retards or reverses the forward motion. |
| ~ english, side | (sports) the spin given to a ball by striking it on one side or releasing it with a sharp twist. |
| ~ topspin | forward spin (usually of a moving ball) that is imparted by an upward stroke. |
| n. (act) | 2. spin | a short drive in a car.; "he took the new car for a spin" |
| ~ ride, drive | a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile).; "he took the family for a drive in his new car" |
| n. (act) | 3. spin, tailspin | rapid descent of an aircraft in a steep spiral. |
| ~ aerobatics, stunt flying, stunting, acrobatics | the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft. |
| n. (act) | 4. spin | a distinctive interpretation (especially as used by politicians to sway public opinion).; "the campaign put a favorable spin on the story" |
| ~ interpretation, rendering, rendition | the act of interpreting something as expressed in an artistic performance.; "her rendition of Milton's verse was extraordinarily moving" |
| v. (motion) | 5. spin | stream in jets, of liquids.; "The creek spun its course through the woods" |
| ~ centrifugate, centrifuge | rotate at very high speed in order to separate the liquids from the solids. |
| ~ well out, stream | flow freely and abundantly.; "Tears streamed down her face" |
| v. (creation) | 6. spin | make up a story.; "spin a yarn" |
| ~ cook up, fabricate, invent, manufacture, make up | make up something artificial or untrue. |
| v. (creation) | 7. spin | form a web by making a thread.; "spiders spin a fine web" |
| ~ create from raw material, create from raw stuff | make from scratch. |
| ~ extrude, squeeze out | form or shape by forcing through an opening.; "extrude steel" |
| v. (contact) | 8. spin | work natural fibers into a thread.; "spin silk" |
| ~ distort, twine, twist | form into a spiral shape.; "The cord is all twisted" |
| v. (communication) | 9. spin | twist and turn so as to give an intended interpretation.; "The President's spokesmen had to spin the story to make it less embarrassing" |
| ~ present, lay out, represent | bring forward and present to the mind.; "We presented the arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason" |
| ~ sugarcoat | cause to appear more pleasant or appealing.; "The mayor did not sugarcoat the reality of the tax cuts" |
| v. (change) | 10. spin, spin out | prolong or extend.; "spin out a visit" |
| ~ prolong, protract, draw out, extend | lengthen in time; cause to be or last longer.; "We prolonged our stay"; "She extended her visit by another day"; "The meeting was drawn out until midnight" |
| turn around | | |
| n. (event) | 1. reversal, turn around | turning in an opposite direction or position.; "the reversal of the image in the lens" |
| ~ turning, turn | a movement in a new direction.; "the turning of the wind" |
| v. (motion) | 2. swing about, swing around, turn around | turn abruptly and face the other way, either physically or metaphorically.; "He turned around to face his opponent"; "My conscience told me to turn around before I made a mistake" |
| ~ 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" |
| v. (change) | 3. turn around | improve dramatically.; "The new strategy turned around sales"; "The tutor turned around my son's performance in math" |
| ~ ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better | to make better.; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes" |
| v. (change) | 4. pick up, turn around | improve significantly; go from bad to good.; "Her performance in school picked up" |
| ~ ameliorate, improve, meliorate, better | get better.; "The weather improved toward evening" |
| turn over | | |
| v. (possession) | 1. give, hand, pass, pass on, reach, turn over | place into the hands or custody of.; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers" |
| ~ give | leave with; give temporarily.; "Can I give you my keys while I go in the pool?"; "Can I give you the children for the weekend?" |
| ~ transfer | cause to change ownership.; "I transferred my stock holdings to my children" |
| ~ sneak, slip | pass on stealthily.; "He slipped me the key when nobody was looking" |
| ~ deal | give (a specific card) to a player.; "He dealt me the Queen of Spades" |
| ~ fork out, fork over, fork up, hand over, turn in, deliver, render | to surrender someone or something to another.; "the guard delivered the criminal to the police"; "render up the prisoners"; "render the town to the enemy"; "fork over the money" |
| ~ relinquish, resign, give up, release, free | part with a possession or right.; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne" |
| ~ entrust, intrust, confide, commit, trust | confer a trust upon.; "The messenger was entrusted with the general's secret"; "I commit my soul to God" |
| ~ entrust, leave | put into the care or protection of someone.; "He left the decision to his deputy"; "leave your child the nurse's care" |
| v. (motion) | 2. bowl over, knock over, overturn, tip over, tump over, turn over, upset | cause to overturn from an upright or normal position.; "The cat knocked over the flower vase"; "the clumsy customer turned over the vase"; "he tumped over his beer" |
| ~ move, displace | cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense.; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" |
| ~ overturn, tip over, tump over, turn over | turn from an upright or normal position.; "The big vase overturned"; "The canoe tumped over" |
| ~ overturn, tip over, tump over, turn over | turn from an upright or normal position.; "The big vase overturned"; "The canoe tumped over" |
| v. (motion) | 3. roll, turn over | move by turning over or rotating.; "The child rolled down the hill"; "turn over on your left side" |
| ~ rim | roll around the rim of.; "the ball rimmed the basket" |
| ~ revolve, roll | cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis.; "She rolled the ball"; "They rolled their eyes at his words" |
| ~ 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" |
| v. (contact) | 4. cut into, delve, dig, turn over | turn up, loosen, or remove earth.; "Dig we must"; "turn over the soil for aeration" |
| ~ remove, take away, withdraw, take | remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract.; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment" |
| ~ furrow, groove, rut | hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove.; "furrow soil" |
| ~ rootle, rout, root | dig with the snout.; "the pig was rooting for truffles" |
| ~ spade | dig (up) with a spade.; "I spade compost into the flower beds" |
| ~ shovel | dig with or as if with a shovel.; "shovel sand"; "he shovelled in the backyard all afternoon long" |
| ~ trowel | use a trowel on; for light garden work or plaster work. |
| ~ burrow, tunnel | move through by or as by digging.; "burrow through the forest" |
| v. (possession) | 5. turn over | do business worth a certain amount of money.; "The company turns over ten million dollars a year" |
| ~ commerce, commercialism, mercantilism | transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services). |
| ~ transact | conduct business.; "transact with foreign governments" |
| v. (motion) | 6. overturn, tip over, tump over, turn over | turn from an upright or normal position.; "The big vase overturned"; "The canoe tumped over" |
| ~ capsize, turn turtle, turtle | overturn accidentally.; "Don't rock the boat or it will capsize!" |
| ~ 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" |
| ~ upend | become turned or set on end.; "the airplanes upended" |
| ~ bowl over, knock over, tip over, tump over, overturn, turn over, upset | cause to overturn from an upright or normal position.; "The cat knocked over the flower vase"; "the clumsy customer turned over the vase"; "he tumped over his beer" |
| v. (contact) | 7. flip, flip over, turn over | turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse.; "flip over the pork chop"; "turn over the pancakes" |
| ~ 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" |
| v. (communication) | 8. consider, debate, deliberate, moot, turn over | think about carefully; weigh.; "They considered the possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your mind" |
| ~ see | deliberate or decide.; "See whether you can come tomorrow"; "let's see--which movie should we see tonight?" |
| ~ premeditate | consider, ponder, or plan (an action) beforehand.; "premeditated murder" |
| ~ debate | argue with one another.; "We debated the question of abortion"; "John debated Mary" |
| ~ wrestle | engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate.; "I wrestled with this decision for years" |
| ~ hash out, talk over, discuss | speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion.; "We discussed our household budget" |
| ~ think twice | consider and reconsider carefully.; "Think twice before you have a child" |
| ~ consider, study | give careful consideration to.; "consider the possibility of moving" |
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