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  • 41turn — I. v. a. 1. Revolve, move round, turn round, make go round. 2. Cause to deviate, cast, deflect, inflect, bend, incline differently, change the direction of. 3. Divert, transfer, use, employ. 4. Reverse the position of, turn over. 5. Shape (as in… …

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  • 42turn tail — Synonyms and related words: abscond, absquatulate, beat a retreat, bolt, clear out, come about, cut and run, decamp, depart, desert, elope, fetch about, flee, fly, fugitate, go AWOL, go about, heel, jump, jump bail, levant, make off, pivot, pivot …

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  • 43turn around — phrasal verb turn around or turn round Word forms turn around : present tense I/you/we/they turn around he/she/it turns around present participle turning around past tense turned around past participle turned around 1) British… …

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  • 44turn tail — verb flee; take to one s heels; cut and run If you see this man, run! The burglars escaped before the police showed up • Syn: ↑scat, ↑run, ↑scarper, ↑lam, ↑run away, ↑hightail it, ↑ …

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  • 45turn around — UK US turn around Phrasal Verb with turn({{}}/tɜːn/ verb [I or T] (UK also turn round) ► MANAGEMENT to change a plan, business, or system that is unsuccessful and make it successful: »He was hired by the government to help turn around the failing …

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  • 46turn on a dime — verb have a small turning radius My little subcompact car turns on a dime! • Topics: ↑driving • Hypernyms: ↑turn • Verb Frames: Something s * * * turn on a dime …

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  • 47turn tail — informal turn round and run away. → turn …

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  • 48turn about — verb a) To reverse ones position; to turn round. Jesus tourned him about, and behelde her saynge: Doughter be off goode comforte, thy fayth hath made the safe. b) To change or reverse the position of …

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  • 49turn on a dime — informal to turn round in an extremely small space …

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  • 50Turn — (t[^u]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Turned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Turning}.] [OE. turnen, tournen, OF. tourner, torner, turner, F. tourner, LL. tornare, fr. L. tornare to turn in a lathe, to rounds off, fr. tornus a lathe, Gr. ? a turner s chisel, a… …

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