turned

Meanings

• change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
  • "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"
  • "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs"
• undergo a transformation or a change of position or action
  • "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"
  • "The people turned against the President when he stole the election"
• undergo a change or development
  • "The water turned into ice"
  • "He turned traitor"
• cause to move around or rotate
• change to the contrary
  • "the tides turned against him"
  • "public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern"
• pass to the other side of
• pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
  • "The weather turned nasty"
• let (something) fall or spill from a container
• move around an axis or a center
• cause to move around a center so as to show another side of
• to send or let go
  • "They turned away the crowd at the gate of the governor's mansion"
• to break and turn over earth especially with a plow
• shape by rotating on a lathe or cutting device or a wheel
• change color
• twist suddenly so as to sprain
  • "I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days"
• cause to change or turn into something different;assume new characteristics
  • "The princess turned the frog into a prince by kissing him"
• accomplish by rotating
• get by buying and selling
  • "the company turned a good profit after a year"
• cause to move along an axis or into a new direction
• channel one's attention, interest, thought, or attention toward or away from something
  • "The pedophile turned to boys for satisfaction"
• cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form
• alter the functioning or setting of
• direct at someone
  • "She turned a smile on me"
  • "They turned their flashlights on the car"
• have recourse to or make an appeal or request for help or information to
  • "She turned to her relatives for help"
• go sour or spoil
  • "The cream has turned--we have to throw it out"
• become officially one year older
• moved around an axis or center
• in an unpalatable state

Synonyms

become, bend, call on, change by reversal, change state, deform, ferment, flex, grow, move around, off, plough, plow, release, reverse, rick, sour, sprain, turn, turn over, twist, work, wrench, wrick