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verb

• (heading) to make a non-linear physical movement.

• (heading) To change condition or attitude.

• To change one's course of action; to take a new approach.

• (usually with over) To complete.

  Example: They say they can turn the parts in two days.

• To make (money); turn a profit.

  Example: We turned a pretty penny with that little scheme.

• Of a player, to go past an opposition player with the ball in one's control.

• To undergo the process of turning on a lathe.

  Example: Ivory turns well.

• To bring down the feet of a child in the womb, in order to facilitate delivery.

• To invert a type of the same thickness, as a temporary substitute for any sort which is exhausted.

• To translate.

  Example: to turn the Iliad

• To magically or divinely attack undead.

noun

• A change of direction or orientation.

  Example: Give the handle a turn, then pull it.

• A movement of an object about its own axis in one direction that continues until the object returns to its initial orientation.

• A walk to and fro.

  Example: Let's take a turn in the garden.

• A chance to use (something) shared in sequence with others.

  Example: They took turns playing with the new toy.

• A spell of work, especially the time allotted to a person in a rota or schedule.

  Example: I cooked tonight, so it's your turn to do the dishes.

• One's chance to make a move in a game having two or more players.

• 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.

• The time required to complete a project.

  Example: They quote a three-day turn on parts like those.

• A fit or a period of giddiness.

  Example: I've had a funny turn.

• A change in temperament or circumstance.

  Example: She took a turn for the worse.

• A sideways movement of the ball when it bounces (caused by rotation in flight).

• The fourth communal card in Texas hold 'em.

• The flop (the first three community cards) in Texas hold 'em.

• A deed done to another; an act of kindness or malice.

  Example: I felt that the man was of a vindictive nature, and would do me an evil turn if he found the opportunity [...].

• A single loop of a coil.

• (rope) A pass behind or through an object.

• Character; personality; nature.

• An instance of going past an opposition player with the ball in one's control.

• (circus, especially physical comedy) A short skit, act, or routine.

• A type turned upside down to serve for another character that is not available.

• The profit made by a stockjobber, being the difference between the buying and selling prices.