turn over in English dictionary

  • turn over

    Meanings and definitions of "turn over"

    • To flip over; to rotate top to bottom
    • (idiomatic) To relinquish; give back.
    • (idiomatic) To transfer.
    • (idiomatic) To produce, complete, or cycle through.
    • to mull, ponder
    • To spin the crankshaft of an engine using the starter or hand crank in an attempt to make it run.
    • verb
      Used other than as an idiom: [i]see turn, over.[/i]
    • verb
      To flip over; to rotate uppermost to bottom.
    • verb
      (transitive, idiomatic)
      To relinquish; give back.
    • verb
      (transitive, idiomatic)
      To transfer.
    • verb
      (transitive, idiomatic)
      To produce, complete, or cycle through.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To mull, ponder
    • verb
      (transitive, intransitive)
      To spin the crankshaft of an internal combustion engine using the starter or hand crank in an attempt to make it run.
    • verb
      (transitive, sports)
      To give up control (of the ball and thus the ability to score).
    • roll up (e.g. sleeves)
    • turn over (the wrong side)
    • turn over (topsy-turvy)
    • verb
      cause to move around a center so as to show another side of; "turn a page of a book"
    • verb
      cause to overturn from an upright or normal position; "The cat knocked over the flower vase"; "the clumsy customer turned over the vase"; "he tumped over his beer"
    • verb
      do business worth a certain amount of money; "The company turns over ten million dollars a year"
    • verb
      move by turning over or rotating; "The child rolled down the hill"; "turn over on your left side"
    • verb
      place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers"
    • verb
      think about carefully; weigh; "They considered the possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your mind"
    • verb
      turn from an upright or normal position; "The big vase overturned"; "The canoe tumped over"
    • verb
      turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse; "flip over the pork chop"; "turn over the pancakes"
    • verb
      turn up, loosen, or remove earth; "Dig we must"; "turn over the soil for aeration"

    Synonyms of "turn over" in English dictionary

    dig up, cut into, upset are the top synonyms of "turn over" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of turn over

    • turn over ( third-person singular simple present turns over, present participle turning over, simple past and past participle turned over)
    • turn over (third-person singular simple present turns over, present participle turning over, simple past and past participle turned over)
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