Turn word meaning and definition

[noun] taking a short walk out and back; "we took a turn in the park"
[noun] turning or twisting around (in place); "with a quick twist of his head he surveyed the room"
[noun] turning away or in the opposite direction; "he made an abrupt turn away from her"
[noun] the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course; "he took a turn to the right"
[noun] the activity of doing something in an agreed succession; "it is my turn"; "it is still my play"
[noun] a favor for someone; "he did me a good turn"
[noun] 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"
[noun] a movement in a new direction; "the turning of the wind"
[noun] an unforeseen development; "events suddenly took an awkward turn"
[noun] a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else); "it's my go"; "a spell of work"
[noun] a circular segment of a curve; "a bend in the road"; "a crook in the path"
[noun] (in sports) a period of play during which one team is on the offensive
[verb] pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become;"The weather turned nasty"; "She grew angry"; "The teacher became impatient"
[verb] 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"
[verb] 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"
[verb] 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"
[verb] become officially one year older; "She is turning 50 this year"
[verb] change color, as of leaves in the Fall; "In Vermont, the leaves turn early"
[verb] go sour or spoil; "The milk has soured"; "The wine worked"; "The cream has turned--we have to throw it out"
[verb] 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"
[verb] direct at someone; "She turned a smile on me"; "They turned their flashlights on the car"

\ (Elec.) A unit equal to the product of one complete convolution (of a coiled conductor) into one amp[`e]re of current; thus, a conductor having five convolutions and carrying a current of half an amp[`e]re is said to have 21/2 amp[`e]re turns. The magnetizing effect of a coil is proportional to the number of its amp[`e]re turns.
\Turn\, v. t. To make a turn about or around (something); to go or pass around by turning; as, to turn a corner. The ranges are not high or steep, and one can turn a kopje instead of cutting or tunneling through it. --James Bryce. {To turn turtle}, to capsize bottom upward; -- said of a vessel. [Naut. slang] -- {To turn under} (Agric.), to put, as soil, manure, etc., underneath from the surface by plowing, digging, or the like.
\Turn\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Turned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Turning}.] [OE. turnen, tournen, OF. tourner, torner, turner, F. tourner, LL. tornare, fr. L. tornare to turn in a lathe, to rounds off, fr. tornus a lathe, Gr. ? a turner's chisel, a carpenter's tool for drawing circles; probably akin to E. throw. See {Throw}, and cf. {Attorney}, {Return}, {Tornado}, {Tour}, {Tournament}.] 1. To cause to move upon a center, or as if upon a center; to give circular motion to; to cause to revolve; to cause to move round, either partially, wholly, or repeatedly; to make to change position so as to present other sides in given directions; to make to face otherwise; as, to turn a wheel or a spindle; to turn the body or the head. Turn the adamantine spindle round. --Milton. The monarch turns him to his royal guest. --Pope. 2. To cause to present a different side uppermost or outmost; to make the upper side the lower, or the inside to be the outside of; to reverse the position of; as, to turn a box or a board; to turn a coat. 3. To give another direction, tendency, or inclination to; to direct otherwise; to deflect; to incline differently; -- used both literally and figuratively; as, to turn the eyes to the heavens; to turn a horse from the road, or a ship from her course; to turn the attention to or from something. ``Expert when to advance, or stand, or, turn the sway of battle.'' --Milton. Thrice I deluded her, and turned to sport Her importunity. --Milton. My thoughts are turned on peace. --Addison. 4. To change from a given use or office; to divert, as to another purpose or end; to transfer; to use or employ; to apply; to devote. Therefore he slew him, and turned the kingdom unto David. --1 Chron. x. 14. God will make these evils the occasion of a greater good, by turning them to advantage in this world. --Tillotson. When the passage is open, land will be turned most to cattle; when shut, to sheep. --Sir W. Temple. 5. To change the form, quality, aspect, or effect of; to alter; to metamorphose; to convert; to transform; -- often with to or into before the word denoting the effect or product of the change; as, to turn a worm into a winged insect; to turn green to blue; to turn prose into verse; to turn a Whig to a Tory, or a Hindu to a Christian; to turn good to evil, and the like. The Lord thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee. --Deut. xxx. 3. And David said, O Lord, I pray thee, turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness. --2 Sam. xv. 31. Impatience turns an ague into a fever. --Jer. Taylor. 6. To form in a lathe; to shape or fashion (anything) by applying a cutting tool to it while revolving; as, to turn the legs of stools or tables; to turn ivory or metal. I had rather hear a brazen canstick turned. --Shak. 7. Hence, to give form to; to shape; to mold; to put in proper condition; to adapt. ``The poet's pen turns them to shapes.'' --Shak. His limbs how turned, how broad his shoulders spread ! --Pope. He was perfectly well turned for trade. --Addison. 8. Specifically:
(a) To translate; to construe; as, to turn the Iliad. Who turns a Persian tale for half a crown. --Pope.
(b) To make acid or sour; to ferment; to curdle, etc.: as, to turn cider or wine; electricity turns milk quickly.
(c) To sicken; to nauseate; as, an emetic turns one's stomach. {To be turned of}, be advanced beyond; as, to be turned of sixty-six. {To turn a cold shoulder to}, to treat with neglect or indifference. {To turn a corner}, to go round a corner. {To turn adrift}, to cast off, to cease to care for. {To turn a flange} (Mech.), to form a flange on, as around a metal sheet or boiler plate, by stretching, bending, and hammering, or rolling the metal. {To turn against}.
(a) To direct against; as, to turn one's arguments against himself.
(b) To make unfavorable or hostile to; as, to turn one's friends against him. {To turn a hostile army}, {To turn the enemy's flank}, or the like (Mil.), to pass round it, and take a position behind it or upon its side. {To turn a penny}, or {To turn an honest penny}, to make a small profit by trade, or the like. {To turn around one's finger}, to have complete control of the will and actions of; to be able to influence at pleasure. {To turn aside}, to avert. {To turn away}.
(a) To dismiss from service; to discard; as, to turn away a servant.
(b) To avert; as, to turn away wrath or evil. {To turn back}.
(a) To give back; to return. We turn not back the silks upon the merchants, When we have soiled them. --Shak.
(b) To cause to return or retrace one's steps; hence, to drive away; to repel. --Shak. {To turn down}.
(a) To fold or double down.
(b) To turn over so as to conceal the face of; as, to turn down cards.
(c) To lower, or reduce in size, by turning a valve, stopcock, or the like; as, turn down the lights. {To turn in}.
(a) To fold or double under; as, to turn in the edge of cloth.
(b) To direct inwards; as, to turn the toes in when walking.
(c) To contribute; to deliver up; as, he turned in a large amount. [Colloq.] {To turn in the mind}, to revolve, ponder, or meditate upon; -- with about, over, etc. `` Turn these ideas about in your mind.'' --I. Watts. {To turn off}.
(a) To dismiss contemptuously; as, to turn off a sycophant or a parasite.
(b) To give over; to reduce.
(c) To divert; to deflect; as, to turn off the thoughts from serious subjects; to turn off a joke.
(d) To accomplish; to perform, as work.
(e) (Mech.) To remove, as a surface, by the process of turning; to reduce in size by turning.
(f) To shut off, as a fluid, by means of a valve, stopcock, or other device; to stop the passage of; as, to turn off the water or the gas. {To turn on}, to cause to flow by turning a valve, stopcock, or the like; to give passage to; as, to turn on steam. {To turn one's coat}, to change one's uniform or colors; to go over to the opposite party. {To turn one's goods} or {money}, and the like, to exchange in the course of trade; to keep in lively exchange or circulation; to gain or increase in trade. {To turn one's hand to}, to adapt or apply one's self to; to engage in. {To turn out}.
(a) To drive out; to expel; as, to turn a family out of doors; to turn a man out of office. I'll turn you out of my kingdom. -- Shak.
(b) to put to pasture, as cattle or horses.
(c) To produce, as the result of labor, or any process of manufacture; to furnish in a completed state.
(d) To reverse, as a pocket, bag, etc., so as to bring the inside to the outside; hence, to produce.
(e) To cause to cease, or to put out, by turning a stopcock, valve, or the like; as, to turn out the lights.

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