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turn over

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: turn over

1
 v
cause to overturn from an upright or normal position
2
 v
place into the hands or custody of
3
 v
turn up, loosen, or remove earth
4
 v
do business worth a certain amount of money
5
 v
think about carefully; weigh
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: turn over
1

v cause to overturn from an upright or normal position

“the clumsy customer turned over the vase”
Synonyms:
bowl over, knock over, overturn, tip over, tump over, upset
overturn, tip over, tump over
turn from an upright or normal position
Type of:
displace, move
cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense

v turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse

“turn over the pancakes”
Synonyms:
flip, flip over
Type of:
turn
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

v turn from an upright or normal position

Synonyms:
overturn, tip over, tump over
bowl over, knock over, overturn, tip over, tump over, upset
cause to overturn from an upright or normal position
Types:
capsize, turn turtle, turtle
overturn accidentally
upend
become turned or set on end
Type of:
turn
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

v move by turning over or rotating

“turn over on your left side”
Synonyms:
roll
revolve, roll
cause to move by turning over or in a circular manner of as if on an axis
Types:
rim
roll around the rim of
Type of:
turn
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

v cause to move around a center so as to show another side of

Synonyms:
turn
Types:
evert
turn inside out; turn the inner surface of outward
leaf
turn over pages
Type of:
displace, move
cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
2

v place into the hands or custody of

“He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers”
Synonyms:
give, hand, pass, pass on, reach
Types:
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give
leave with; give temporarily
slip, sneak
pass on stealthily
deal
give (a specific card) to a player
deliver, fork out, fork over, fork up, hand over, render, turn in
to surrender someone or something to another
free, give up, release, relinquish, resign
part with a possession or right
commit, confide, entrust, intrust, trust
confer a trust upon
entrust, leave
put into the care or protection of someone
commend
give to in charge
derequisition
release from government control
bail
deliver something in trust to somebody for a special purpose and for a limited period
give away
formally hand over to the bridegroom in marriage; of a bride by her father
give, sacrifice
endure the loss of
charge, consign
give over to another for care or safekeeping
recommit
commit again
obligate
commit in order to fulfill an obligation
Type of:
transfer
cause to change ownership
3

v turn up, loosen, or remove earth

“turn over the soil for aeration”
Synonyms:
cut into, delve, dig
Types:
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furrow, groove, rut
hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove
root, rootle, rout
dig with the snout
spade
dig (up) with a spade
shovel
dig with or as if with a shovel
trowel
use a trowel on; for light garden work or plaster work
burrow, tunnel
move through by or as by digging
ridge
spade into alternate ridges and troughs
Type of:
remove, take, take away, withdraw
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
4

v do business worth a certain amount of money

“The company turns over ten million dollars a year”
Type of:
transact
conduct business
5

v think about carefully; weigh

Synonyms:
consider, debate, deliberate, moot
consider, study
give careful consideration to
Types:
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see
deliberate or decide
premeditate
consider, ponder, or plan (an action) beforehand
debate
argue with one another
wrestle
engage in deep thought, consideration, or debate
think twice
consider and reconsider carefully
Type of:
discuss, hash out, talk over
speak with others about (something); talk (something) over in detail; have a discussion
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