Definition of Turn over

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turn over
v
1. place into the hands or custody of; "turn the files over to me, please"; "he turned over the prisoner to his lawyers" [syn: pass, hand, reach, pass on, give]


2. cause to overturn from an upright or normal position; "the cat knocked over the flower vase"; "the clumsy customer turned over the vase" [syn: overturn, tip over, upset, knock over, bowl over]


3. to rotate or cause to rotate: "the child rolled down the hill"; "she rolled the ball"; "they rolled their eyes at his words"; "turn over to your left side" [syn: roll, revolve]


4. turn up, loosen, or remove earth; "dig we must"; "turn over the soil for aeration" [syn: dig, delve, cut into]


5. do business worth a certain amount of money; "the company turns over ten million dollars a year"
6. cause to move around a center so as to show another side of; "turn a page of a book" [syn: turn]


7. turn from an upright or normal position; "the big vase overturned" [syn: overturn, tip over]


8. turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse; "flip a coin"; "turn over the pancakes" [syn: flip, flip over]


9. think about carefully; weigh; "they considered the possibility of a strike"; "turn the proposal over in your mind" [syn: consider, debate, moot, deliberate]

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to buy and then sell something to customers The turn-over at that discount store is very rapid.

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Verb
1. place into the hands or custody of; "hand me the spoon, please"; "Turn the files over to me, please"; "He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers"
(synonym) pass, hand, reach, pass on, give
(hypernym) transfer
(hyponym) give
2. cause to overturn from an upright or normal position; "The cat knocked over the flower vase"; "the clumsy customer turned over the vase"; "he tumped over his beer"
(synonym) overturn, tip over, upset, knock over, bowl over, tump over
(hypernym) move, displace
(cause) overturn, tip over, tump over
(verb-group) overturn, tip over, tump over
(derivation) upset, overturn, turnover
3. move by turning over or rotating; "The child rolled down the hill"; "turn over on your left side"
(synonym) roll
(hypernym) turn
(hyponym) rim
(verb-group) roll, revolve
4. turn up, loosen, or remove earth; "Dig we must"; "turn over the soil for aeration"
(synonym) dig, delve, cut into
(hypernym) remove, take, take away, withdraw
(hyponym) furrow, rut, groove
5. do business worth a certain amount of money; "The company turns over ten million dollars a year"
(hypernym) transact
(derivation) dollar volume, turnover
(classification) commerce, commercialism, mercantilism
6. cause to move around a center so as to show another side of; "turn a page of a book"
(synonym) turn
(hypernym) move, displace
(hyponym) evert
7. turn from an upright or normal position; "The big vase overturned"; "The canoe tumped over"
(synonym) overturn, tip over, tump over
(hypernym) turn
(hyponym) capsize, turtle, turn turtle
(verb-group) overturn, tip over, upset, knock over, bowl over, tump over
(derivation) upset, overturn, turnover
8. turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse; "flip over the pork chop"; "turn over the pancakes"
(synonym) flip, flip over
(hypernym) turn
(derivation) turnover
9. think about carefully; weigh; "They considered the possibility of a strike"; "Turn the proposal over in your mind"
(synonym) consider, debate, moot, deliberate
(hypernym) hash out, discuss, talk over
(hyponym) see
(verb-group) study, consider

An engine is said to "turn over" when the starter has caused the crankshaft to begin to turn, which starts the pistons moving so that combustion can begin to take place in the cylinders , providing power to move the vehicle.

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