TURN

Turn

A turn is a unit of angle measurement equal to 360° or 2Pi radians. A turn is also referred to as a revolution or complete rotation or full circle or cycle or rev or rot.

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turn

Noun

  1. A change of direction or orientation.
  2. A movement of an object about its own axis in one direction that continues until the object returns to its initial orientation.
  3. A single loop of a coil.
  4. A chance to use (something) shared in sequence with others.
  5. One's chance to make a move in a game having two or more players.
  6. 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.
  7. (also turnaround) The time required to complete a project.
  8. A fit or a period of giddiness.
  9. A change in temperament or circumstance.
  10. A sideways movement of the ball when it bounces (caused by rotation in flight)
  11. The fourth communal card in Texas hold 'em.
  12. The flop (the first three community cards) in Texas hold 'em
  13. A deed done to another.
  14. A pass behind or through an object.
  15. character; personality; nature
  16. An instances of going past an opposition player with the ball in one's control.

Verb

  1. Non-linear physical movement.
    1. Of a body, person, etc, to move around an axis through itself.
    2. To change the direction or orientation of, especially by rotation.
      1. To change one's direction of travel.
        1. To change the course of.
    3. To shape (something) symmetrically by rotating it against a stationary cutting tool, as on a lathe.
    4. To give form to; to shape or mould; to adapt.
      1. To position (something) by folding it, or using its folds.
    5. Of a bowler, to make (the ball) move sideways off the pitch when it bounces.
    6. Of a ball, to move sideways off the pitch when it bounces.
  2. To change condition or attitude.
    1. To become .
      1. To change the color of the leaves in the autumn.
    2. To change fundamentally; to metamorphose.
      1. To hinge; to depend.
The decision turns on a single fact.
  1. To rebel; to go against something formerly tolerated.
  1. To sour or spoil; to go bad.
  2. To make acid or sour; to ferment; to curdle.
    to turn cider or wine
  3. To change personalities, such as from being a face (good guy) to heel (bad guy) or vice versa.
  1. To change one's course of action; to take a new approach.
  2. To complete.
  3. Of a player, to go past an opposition player with the ball in one's control.
  4. To undergo the process of turning on a lathe.
    Ivory turns well.
  5. To become giddy; said of the head or brain.
  6. To sicken; to nauseate.
    The sight turned my stomach.
  7. To be nauseated; said of the stomach.
  8. To bring down the feet of a child in the womb, in order to facilitate delivery.
  9. To invert a type of the same thickness, as a temporary substitute for any sort which is exhausted.
  10. To translate.
    to turn the Iliad


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