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verb
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    to make a circular movement

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of turn*

    To move in circles or twists: spin, revolve, whirl, rotate, swirl, twirl, circle, turn, swing... more
    1. a.
      to make something move in a circle

      *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of turn*

      To move in circles or twists: spin, revolve, whirl, rotate, swirl, twirl, circle, turn, swing... more
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    to change and do or become something else

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of turn*

    To become different: change, turn into, become, alter, convert, change into, diversify, shift, tend, go into... more
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      to change and become another color

      *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of turn*

      To become a different color: blacken, bleach, bleed, brighten, change, deepen, fade, gray, lighten, mellow... more
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    to become a particular age or a particular time

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of turn*

    Linking verbs: appear, be, become, come over, feel, form, get, go, grow, look... more
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    if milk turns, it becomes sour

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of turn*

    To decay, or to rot: biodegrade, curdle, decay, decompose, fester, go off, mold, molder, perish, putrefy... more
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    mainly journalism if someone turns a game or a fight, or if it turns, it starts to develop in a different way

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of turn*

    To become different: change, turn into, become, alter, convert, change into, diversify, shift, tend, go into... more
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    to give a particular shape to a piece of wood or metal using a lathe

    *American English synonyms or related words for this sense of turn*

    To use a tool: card, chase, chip away, chisel, chop, crimp, cut, drill, file, flail... more

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