turning

B1
Pronunciation
[ˈtɜː.nɪŋ]
[ˈtɝ.nɪŋ]
Noun
5 definition(s)
1 Definition

A turn or deviation from a straight course.

Example Sentences
  • Take the second turning on the left.
2 Definition

At hockey, a foul committed by a player attempting to hit the ball who interposes their body between the ball and an opposing player trying to do the same.

3 Definition

The shaping of wood or metal on a lathe.

4 Definition

The act of turning.

5 Definition

Shavings produced by turning something on a lathe.

Example Sentences
  • The turnings get into your trouser turnups!
Verb
11 definition(s)
1 Definition

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

2 Definition

(heading) To change condition or attitude.

3 Definition

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

4 Definition

(usually with over) To complete.

Example Sentences
  • They say they can turn the parts in two days.
5 Definition

To make (money); turn a profit.

Example Sentences
  • We turned a pretty penny with that little scheme.
6 Definition

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

7 Definition

To undergo the process of turning on a lathe.

Example Sentences
  • Ivory turns well.
8 Definition

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

9 Definition

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

10 Definition

To translate.

Example Sentences
  • to turn the Iliad
11 Definition

To magically or divinely attack undead.