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• noun:   taking a short walk out and back

  Example: "We took a turn in the park"

• noun:   turning away or in the opposite direction

  Example: "He made an abrupt turn away from her"

• noun:   the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course

  Example: "He took a turn to the right"

• noun:   the activity of doing something in an agreed succession

  Example: "It is my turn"

• noun:   a favor for someone

  Example: "He did me a good turn"

• noun:   an unforeseen development

  Example: "Events suddenly took an awkward turn"

• noun:   (sports) a period of play during which one team is on the offensive
• noun:   turning or twisting around (in place)
• noun:   a movement in a new direction

  Example: "The turning of the wind"

• noun:   a circular segment of a curve
• noun:   a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program
• noun:   a time for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
• verb:   cause to move around a center so as to show another side of

  Example: "Turn a page of a book"

• verb:   cause to move around or rotate

  Example: "Turn a key"

• verb:   cause to move along an axis or into a new direction

  Example: "Turn your face to the wall"

• verb:   move around an axis or a center

  Example: "The wheels are turning"

• verb:   get by buying and selling

  Example: "The company turned a good profit after a year"

• verb:   become officially one year older

  Example: "She is turning 50 this year"

• verb:   accomplish by rotating

  Example: "Turn a somersault"

• verb:   cause to change or turn into something different;assume new characteristics

  Example: "The princess turned the frog into a prince by kissing him"

• verb:   change color

  Example: "In Vermont, the leaves turn early"

• verb:   direct at someone

  Example: "She turned a smile on me"

• verb:   alter the functioning or setting of

  Example: "Turn the dial to 10"

• verb:   pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

  Example: "The weather turned nasty"

• verb:   let (something) fall or spill a container

  Example: "Turn the flour onto a plate"

• verb:   shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel

  Example: "Turn the legs of the table"

• verb:   change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

  Example: "Turn towards me"

• verb:   pass to the other side of

  Example: "Turn the corner"

• verb:   channel one's attention, interest, thought, or attention toward or away from something

  Example: "The pedophile turned to boys for satisfaction"

• verb:   to send or let go

  Example: "They turned away the crowd at the gate of the governor's mansion"

• verb:   undergo a change or development

  Example: "The water turned into ice"

• verb:   go sour or spoil

  Example: "The cream has turned--we have to throw it out"

• verb:   have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to

  Example: "She turned to her relatives for help"

• verb:   change to the contrary

  Example: "The tides turned against him"

• verb:   undergo a transformation or a change of position or action

  Example: "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"

• verb:   to break and turn over earth especially with a plow

  Example: "Turn the earth in the Spring"

• verb:   twist suddenly so as to sprain

  Example: "I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days"

• verb:   cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form

  Example: "The strong man could turn an iron bar"