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turn

(verb)
1. Of a body, person, etc, to move around an axis through itself.
  the Earth turns
  turn on the spot
2. To change the direction or orientation of.
  Turn the knob clockwise.
3. To change one's direction of travel.
  Turn right here.
4. To position (something) by folding it.
  Turn the bed covers.
5. To become.
  The leaves turn brown in autumn.
  When I asked him for the money, he turned nasty.
6. To rebel; to go against something formerly tolerated.
  The prisoners turned on the warden.
7. To shape (something) symmetrically by rotating it against a stationary cutting tool, as on a lathe.
  She turned the table legs with care and precision.
8. To sour or spoil; to go bad.
  This milk has turned; it smells awful.
9. To complete.
  They say they can turn the parts in two days.
10. Of a bowler, to make (the ball) move sideways off the pitch when it bounces.
11. Of a ball, to move sideways off the pitch when it bounces.
12. To change personalities, such as from being a face (good guy) to heel (bad guy) or vice versa.
(noun)
1. A change of direction or orientation.
  Give the handle a turn, then pull it.
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.
  They took turns playing with the new toy.
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.
  They quote a three-day turn on parts like those.
8. A fit or a period of giddiness.
  I've had a funny turn.
9. A change in temperament or circumstance.
  She took a turn for the worse.
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. the basic coil element that forms a single conducting loop comprised of one insulated conductor.

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