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ALL meanings of turn down

turn down
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  • verb with object turn down to change the focus or tendency of: She skillfully turned the conversation away from so unpleasant a subject. 1
  • verb with object turn down to reverse the progress of; cause to retreat: The police turned the advancing rioters by firing over their heads. 1
  • verb with object turn down to change or alter the nature, character, or appearance of: Worry turned his hair gray. 1
  • verb with object turn down to change or convert (usually followed by into or to): to turn water into ice; to turn tears into laughter. 1
  • verb with object turn down to render or make by some change: Fear turned him cowardly and craven. 1
  • verb with object turn down to change the color of (leaves). 1
  • verb with object turn down to cause to become sour, to ferment, or the like: Warm weather turns milk. 1
  • verb with object turn down to cause (the stomach) to reject food, liquid, etc.; affect with nausea. 1
  • verb with object turn down to change from one language or form of expression to another; translate. 1
  • verb with object turn down to put or apply to some use or purpose: He turned his mind to practical matters. 1
  • verb with object turn down to go or pass around or to the other side of: to turn a street corner. 1
  • verb with object turn down to get beyond or pass (a certain age, time, amount, etc.): His son just turned four. 1
  • verb with object turn down to direct, aim, or set toward, away from, or in a specified direction: to turn the car toward the center of town; to turn one's back to the audience. 1
  • verb with object turn down to direct (the eyes, face, etc.) another way; avert. 1
  • verb with object turn down to shape (a piece of metal, wood, etc.) into rounded form with a cutting tool while rotating the piece on a lathe. 1
  • verb with object turn down to bring into a rounded or curved form in any way. 1
  • verb with object turn down to shape artistically or gracefully, especially in rounded form. 1
  • verb with object turn down to form or express gracefully: to turn a phrase well. 1
  • verb with object turn down to direct (thought, attention, desire, etc.) toward or away from something. 1
  • verb with object turn down to cause to go; send; drive: to turn a person from one's door. 1
  • verb with object turn down to revolve in the mind; ponder (often followed by over): He turned the idea over a couple of times before acting on it. 1
  • verb with object turn down to persuade (a person) to change or reorder the course of his or her life. 1
  • transitivephrasal verb turn down decline, refuse 1
  • verb with object turn down to cause to be prejudiced against: to turn a son against his father. 1
  • transitivephrasal verb turn down fold back: blankets on bed 1
  • verb with object turn down to maintain a steady flow or circulation of (money or articles of commerce). 1
  • transitivephrasal verb turn down sound: reduce volume 1
  • verb with object turn down to earn or gain: He turned a huge profit on the sale. 1
  • verb with object turn down to reverse or remake (a garment, shirt collar, etc.) so that the inner side becomes the outer. 1
  • verb with object turn down to pour from one container into another by inverting. 1
  • verb with object turn down to curve, bend, or twist. 1
  • verb with object turn down to twist out of position or sprain; wrench: He turned his ankle. 1
  • verb with object turn down to bend back or blunt (the edge of a blade). 1
  • verb with object turn down to perform (a gymnastic feat) by rotating or revolving: to turn a somersault. 1
  • verb with object turn down to disturb the mental balance of; distract; derange. 1
  • verb with object turn down to disorder or upset the placement or condition of: He turned the room upside down. 1
  • verb with object turn down Obsolete. to convert. to pervert. 1
  • verb without object turn down to move around on an axis or about a center; rotate. 1
  • verb without object turn down to move partly around through the arc of a circle, as a door on a hinge. 1
  • verb without object turn down to hinge or depend (usually followed by on or upon): The question turns on this point. 1
  • verb without object turn down to direct or set one's course toward, away from, or in a particular direction. 1
  • verb without object turn down to direct the face or gaze toward or away from someone or something. 1
  • verb without object turn down to direct one's thought, attention, desire, etc., toward or away from someone or something. 1
  • verb without object turn down to give or apply one's interest, attention, effort, etc., to something; pursue: He turned to the study and practice of medicine. 1
  • verb without object turn down to change or reverse a course so as to go in a different or the opposite direction: to turn to the right. 1
  • verb without object turn down to change position so as to face in a different or the opposite direction. 1
  • verb without object turn down to change or reverse position or posture as by a rotary motion. 1
  • verb without object turn down to shift the body about as if on an axis: to turn on one's side while sleeping. 1
  • verb without object turn down to assume a curved form; bend. 1
  • verb without object turn down to become blunted or dulled by bending, as the cutting edge of a knife or saw. 1
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