turn: betydning og definisjoner

To cause to move around an axis or center; cause to rotate or revolve.

To cause to move around in order to achieve a result, such as opening, closing, tightening, or loosening: turn the key; turn a screw.

To alter or control the functioning of (a mechanical device, for example) by the use of a rotating or similar movement: turned the iron to a hotter setting.

To perform or accomplish by rotating or revolving: turn a somersault.

To change the position of so that the underside becomes the upper side: turn the steak; turn a page.

To spade or plow (soil) to bring the undersoil to the surface.

To reverse and resew the material of (a collar, for example).

To revolve in the mind; meditate on; ponder.

To give a rounded form to (wood, for example) by rotating against a cutting tool.

To give a rounded shape to (clay, for example) by rotating and shaping with the hands or tools.

To give a rounded form to: turn a heel in knitting a sock.

To give distinctive, artistic, or graceful form to: "They know precisely how to turn a dramatic line or phrase that is guaranteed to make the evening news” ( William Safire).

To change the position of by traversing an arc of a circle; pivot: turned his chair toward the speaker.

To present in a specified direction by rotating or pivoting: turn one's face to the wall.

To cause (a scale) to move up or down so as to register weight: Even a feather will turn a delicate scale.

To fold, bend, or twist (something).

To change the position or disposition of by folding, bending, or twisting: Turn the design right side up on your jacket buttons. Turn the hat inside out.

To make a bend or curve in: strong enough to turn a bar of steel.

To blunt or dull (the edge of a cutting instrument).

To injure by twisting: turn an ankle.

To upset or make nauseated: That story turns my stomach.

To change the direction or course of: turn the car to the left.

To divert or deflect: turn a stampede.

To reverse the course of; cause to retreat: "Then turn your forces from this paltry siege/And stir them up against a mightier task” ( Shakespeare).

To make a course around or about: turn a corner.