turn over

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verb

1. place into the hands or custody of (Freq. 5)
- hand me the spoon, please
- Turn the files over to me, please
- He turned over the prisoner to his lawyers
• Syn:
pass, hand, reach, pass on, give
• See Also:
hand out (for: hand), hand down (for: hand), hand over (for: hand), pass on (for: pass)
• Derivationally related forms:
hand (for: hand), passage (for: pass)
• Hypernyms:
transfer
• Hyponyms:
give, slip, sneak, deal, hand over,
fork over, fork out, fork up, turn in, deliver, render,
release, relinquish, resign, free, give up, entrust,
intrust, trust, confide, commit, leave
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Somebody ----s somebody something
- Somebody ----s something to somebody
2. cause to overturn from an upright or normal position (Freq. 2)
- The cat knocked over the flower vase
- the clumsy customer turned over the vase
- he tumped over his beer
• Syn:
overturn, tip over, upset, knock over, bowl over, tump over
• Derivationally related forms:
upset (for: upset), turnover, overturn (for: overturn)
• Hypernyms:
move, displace
• Verb Group:
overturn, tip over, tump over
• Cause:
overturn, tip over, tump over
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
- These cars won't turn over
3. turn up, loosen, or remove earth (Freq. 1)
- Dig we must
- turn over the soil for aeration
• Syn:
dig, delve, cut into
• See Also:
dig up (for: dig), dig in (for: dig), dig out (for: dig)
• Derivationally related forms:
dig (for: dig), digger (for: dig), digging (for: dig)
• Hypernyms:
remove, take, take away, withdraw
• Hyponyms:
furrow, rut, groove, rout, root,
rootle, spade, shovel, trowel, burrow, tunnel
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s PP
4. move by turning over or rotating (Freq. 1)
- The child rolled down the hill
- turn over on your left side
• Syn:
roll
• See Also:
roll down (for: roll), roll over (for: roll)
• Derivationally related forms:
roll (for: roll), roller (for: roll)
• Hypernyms:
turn
• Hyponyms:
rim
• Verb Group:
roll, revolve
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Something is ----ing PP
5. do business worth a certain amount of money
- The company turns over ten million dollars a year
• Derivationally related forms:
turnover
• Topics:
commerce, commercialism, mercantilism
• Hypernyms:
transact
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
6. think about carefully;
weigh
- They considered the possibility of a strike
- Turn the proposal over in your mind
• Syn:
consider, debate, moot, deliberate
• Derivationally related forms:
deliberation (for: deliberate), consideration (for: consider)
• Hypernyms:
hash out, discuss, talk over
• Hyponyms:
see, premeditate, debate, wrestle, think twice
• Verb Group:
study, consider
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something PP
- Somebody ----s that CLAUSE
- Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
- Somebody ----s something
7. turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse
- flip over the pork chop
- turn over the pancakes
• Syn:
flip, flip over
• Derivationally related forms:
turnover
• Hypernyms:
turn
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
8. cause to move around a center so as to show another side of
- turn a page of a book
• Syn:
turn
• Derivationally related forms:
turner (for: turn)
• Hypernyms:
move, displace
• Hyponyms:
evert, leaf
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- They turn over the coin
9. turn from an upright or normal position
- The big vase overturned
- The canoe tumped over
• Syn:
overturn, tip over, tump over
• Derivationally related forms:
turnover, overturn (for: overturn)
• Hypernyms:
turn
• Hyponyms:
capsize, turtle, turn turtle, upend
• Verb Group:
overturn, tip over, upset, knock over, bowl over, tump over
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s