| 单词 | to turn over |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto turn over to turn over 1. a. transitive. To turn (something) from its position on to one side, or from one side to the other, or upside down; to invert, reverse; to knock over, overturn, upset. Also reflexive (now rare) = sense 1b. Cf. main senses 7, 9, and over adv. 2c, 7c. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > inversion > invert [verb (transitive)] to-wendc893 whelvec1000 to turn down?c1335 to turn up?c1335 whelmc1340 overturna1382 to turn overa1400 wholve14.. inverse?a1425 reverse?a1425 overwhelvec1450 overvolvea1522 transverse1557 evert1566 topsy-turn1573 topsy-turve1603 invert1610 upturn1610 whave1611 topsy-turvy1626 whemmel1684 cant1850 upend1868 flip-flop1924 the world > existence and causation > creation > destruction > breaking or cracking > break [verb (transitive)] > break down, demolish, or ruin spillc950 fellOE to cast downc1230 destroy1297 to turn up?c1335 to throw down1340 to ding downc1380 to break downa1382 subverta1382 underturn1382 to take downc1384 falla1400 to make (a building, etc.) plain (with the earth)a1400 voida1400 brittenc1400 to burst downc1440 to pull downc1450 pluck1481 tumble1487 wreck1510 defacea1513 confound1523 raze1523 arase1530 to beat downc1540 ruinate1548 demolish1560 plane1562 to shovel down1563 race?1567 ruin1585 rape1597 unwall1598 to bluster down16.. raise1603 level1614 debolish1615 unbuilda1616 to make smooth work of1616 slight1640 to knock down1776 squabash1822 collapse1883 to turn over1897 mash1924 rubble1945 to take apart1978 a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Fairf. 14) l. 8611 Þe toþer womman childe ho hent..ho turned hir ouer wiþ hit in arme. ?1530 J. Rastell Pastyme of People sig. *D.i.v The Englisshemen bete them so with arowes that they turned ouer bothe hors and man. a1635 R. Sibbes Heavenly Conf. (1656) 12 We must..turn over every stone,—use all kind of means, till we find him. 1710 J. Addison Tatler No. 243. ⁋3 He turned himself over hastily in his Bed. 1897 Boston (Mass.) Jrnl. 4 Jan. 1/2 The ‘Blue Goose’ saloon, which is situated in the middle of the river, was turned over by the flood. 1923 Hosp. Corps Handbk. U.S. Navy (U.S. Bureau Med. & Surg.) iii. 89 Turn the patient over, face downward, place the hands under the abdomen, one on either side, and lift the patient. 1937 H. Jennings et al. May 12th Mass-observ. Day-surveys (1987) ii. 143 He asks you to select the queen, turns the card over and when you draw out the queen it is an eight. 2015 A. Silvera More Happy than Not 99 Brendan turns over the bucket, and all the..rocks fall to the ground. b. intransitive. To turn on to one side, or from one side to the other, or upside down; to reverse itself; to be upset, fall over, capsize; to roll about. Cf. sense 1a and main sense 6. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > inversion > invert or turn over [verb (intransitive)] invert1801 to turn over1845 roll1929 1541 R. Whitford Dyuers Holy Instrucyons & Teachynges f. 59 For concience moueth hym to ryse when he waketh, and sluggyshnes causeth hym to walowe, and turne ouer in hys bedde. a1661 R. Bargrave Trav. Diary (1999) 98 W. stands on her head in the mids of them, & falling with her britch on two of their faces, heavs up her britch again by turning over backwards. 1804 W. Clark Jrnl. 21 July in Jrnls. Lewis & Clark Exped. (1986) II. 403 The Indians pass this river in Skin Boats which is flat and will not turn over. 1845 J. Coulter Adventures Pacific vii. 87 [The whale] died, and turned over in a few minutes. 1892 Illustr. Sporting & Dramatic News 17 Dec. 486/1 They cannot turn over if pushed, but must right themselves immediately. 1895 B. M. Croker Village Tales (1896) 88 I had watched the big rohu turning lazily over in the river. 2014 N. Brooks Indecent Acts 28 Lights out he says and turns over on his side. 2. a. transitive. To reverse (a leaf or page, or the successive leaves or pages, of a book) in order to read on further or write more. Also intransitive (cf. P.T.O. n.). Also: to read or search through, peruse (a book) by doing this (now rare). Cf. main sense 10a. to turn over a new leaf: see leaf n.1 Phrases 2a. ΘΚΠ society > communication > reading > [verb (transitive)] > turn pages to turn overc1405 revolve1485 volve1523 toss1555 verse1606 the world > space > relative position > inversion > invert [verb (transitive)] > turn over a book to turn over1821 versate1887 c1405 (c1390) G. Chaucer Miller's Tale (Hengwrt) (1870) Prol. l. 3177 I moot reherse Hir tales alle be they bet or werse..ther-fore who so list it noght yhere Turne ouer the leef and chese another tale. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Luke iv. B And whan he had turned ouer [L. euoluit] the boke, he founde the place where it is wrytten. 1551 R. Robinson tr. T. More Vtopia sig. Eviv If I sely man should..wylle them to turne ouer the leafe, and learne a newe lesson. 1635 in E. B. Sainsbury Cal. Court Minutes E. India Co. (1907) 16 The Company were surprized..when the Voyages were turned over. 1711 R. Steele Spectator No. 75. ⁋2 Turning over the Leaves, she reads alternately, and speaks. 1821 W. Scott Kenilworth II. x. 239 The Countess..turning over such rare volumes as would now make the fortune of twenty retail booksellers. 1885 ‘Mrs. Alexander’ At Bay ii. 27 ‘I must read it again,’ said Glynn..as he turned over the pages. 1957 Saltire Rev. Winter 17 She quartered her pie, dipped it in tomato sauce, and turned over an old Weldons. Gallant picture-book boys stared at her, and little girls with Dorothy bags and sashes. 1977 B. MacLaverty Secrets (1990) 41 She..always blew on the fine tissuey pages to separate them before turning over with her trembling fingers. 2001 Heat 17 Nov. 64/1 I turned over the page and it said: ‘Extras, 150.’ b. transitive. To reverse and shift successively (papers or other articles lying flat in a heap) for the purpose of examining those that are beneath. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > inversion > invert [verb (transitive)] > turn over things in a flat pile to turn over1580 1580 T. N. tr. P. Mexía Pleasaunt Dialogue Ep. Ded. sig. A.iiiv And now of late I chaunced to turne ouer my Papers, amonge the which I found this little Dialogue. 1798 S. Lee Young Lady's Tale in H. Lee Canterbury Tales II. 405 In turning over his papers.., Sir Edward laid his hand on the will. 1887 E. F. Byrrne Heir without Heritage III. iii. 66 She..began to turn over the linen and examine it. 1991 D. Johnson Resuscitation Hanged Man 161 He turned over the few papers on the desktop, a couple of errand lists in Ray Sands's small, square hand, several bills with the payment vouchers torn away. c. transitive. To reverse or shift (soil, hay, etc.) so as to expose the underparts, or different parts successively. Cf. main sense 10b. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > breaking up land > break up land [verb (transitive)] > turn over turnc1425 to turn up1523 trench1573 to turn over1580 whelm1652 invert1712 1580 M. Outred tr. M. Cope Godly & Learned Expos. Prouerbes Solomon (xiv. 4) f. 257 Euen as the oxen doe drawe the plough for to breake vp and turne ouer the earth. 1613 G. Markham Eng. Husbandman: 1st Pt. i. sig. B3 If you turne ouer your ground againe in Ianuary, it will be much better, for these sands can neuer haue too much plowing. 1737 H. Bracken Farriery Improved iv. 41 The same Ground has not been turned over for a Hundred Years. 1842 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 3 i. 43 The trench-plough..turns over from 10 to 18 inches of clean soil. 1862 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 23 51 Turn over and lighten up the hay. 1932 Discovery Jan. 12 With a modern tractor and multiple plough the farmer can turn over the soil at the rate of almost an acre an hour. 2015 D. Tyler Uncommon Ground 209/2 Thirty or forty people with forks were wandering in the low-tide shallows, turning over the muddy sand. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > move [verb (intransitive)] > change place or position flitc1175 passa1387 changec1390 skifta1400 shift1530 transmigrate1611 reshift1629 transfer1646 to turn over1851 reposition1947 translocate1975 1851 Jrnl. Royal Agric. Soc. 12 i. 287 The embankment has been made on that portion which is not liable to ‘turn over’ [i.e. be shifted by the tide]. 3. a. transitive. To transfer, hand over, make over, assign, commit (a person or thing); usually followed by to. Formerly also: spec. to transfer (an apprentice) to another master (cf. turn-over n.2 2), to transfer (a sailor) to another ship (obsolete).In quot. a1425: to transfer (a boundary marker) to another place.In quot. 16322: to convert (something) to a different use. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > transference > [verb (transitive)] remuea1325 movea1382 translatea1382 transfer1382 transfigurec1384 removea1387 to turn overa1425 transume1483 to carry about1496 traduce1546 transplant1555 transact1621 transmigrate1635 hand1642 to make over1713 recover1719 to carry over1850 the mind > possession > relinquishing > relinquish or give up [verb (transitive)] > hand over to another i-taechec888 outreacheOE sellc950 beteacha1000 areachc1000 turnc1175 handsellc1225 betakec1250 deliverc1300 beken1330 yielda1382 disposec1384 resigna1387 livera1400 to turn overa1425 deputea1440 overgive1444 quit?c1450 surrend1450 surrender1466 renderc1480 to give over1483 despose1485 refer1547 to pass over1560 to set over1585 behight1590 tip1610 consign1632 delegate1633 skink1637 to hand over1644 delate1651 to turn off1667 to turn in1822 a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) Deut. xix. 14 Thou schalt not take, and turne ouer [E.V. a1382 Bodl. 959 ouerbere; L. transferes] the termes of thi neiȝbore, which the formere men settiden in thi possessioun. 1548 R. Crowley Confut. N. Shaxton sig. Ciiii. He that lyueth not accordeynge to the knowledge that he hath in Goddes open worde of hys commaundementes..: shal be depriued of that he hath, and turned ouer into blyndnes of ignoraunce. a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) i. xvii. sig. L3v He excusing himselfe, and turning ouer the fault to Fortune. 1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. iii. 91 [He] was turned ouer to the new Captaine for fiue yeares more. 1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. vi. 273 That house..is turned ouer for a shelterage to sheepe. 1744 M. Bishop Life Matthew Bishop 41 Our Ship was condemned, and the Men turned over, some on board the Breda, and some to the Ipswich. 1795 Lupton's Thous. Notable Th. xiv. 254 The chamberlain of London attends..to enrol and turn over apprentices. 1890 Mrs. H. Wood House of Halliwell i She would..turn over to her all the sewing. 1925 W. L. Cross Life Sterne I. 175 Robert Dodsley had just turned over the management of his business to his brother. 1930 Publishers' Weekly 5 Apr. 1917 Columbia University has just come into possession of the famous collection of works on economics which Professor E. R. A. Seligman..has turned over..for a price of one-half, or less. 1930 Harper's Mag. July 196 My German instinct to care for my own child kept me from turning her over to someone else. 2016 Hoosier Times (Bloomington, Indiana) 10 Apr. (Herald-Times ed.) e2/5 The vehicles automatically turned control over to a human being. b. transitive (originally Criminals' slang). To report or betray (a person, esp. an associate or accomplice) to the police or other authorities. Also intransitive: to inform on or betray a person. ΘΚΠ society > communication > information > informing on or against > inform on or against [verb (transitive)] wrayc725 meldeOE bimeldena1300 forgabc1394 to blow up?a1400 outsay?a1400 detectc1449 denounce1485 ascry1523 inform1526 promote1550 peach1570 blow1575 impeach1617 wheedle1710 split1795 snitch1801 cheep1831 squeal1846 to put away1858 spot1864 report1869 squawk1872 nose1875 finger1877 ruck1884 to turn over1890 to gag on1891 shop1895 pool1907 run1909 peep1911 pot1911 copper1923 finger1929 rat1932 to blow the whistle on1934 grass1936 rat1969 to put in1975 turn1977 society > communication > information > informing on or against > inform on or against [verb (intransitive)] inform1588 peach1598 whistle1599 sing1612 whiddlec1661 squeak1690 wheedle1710 whittle1735 to blow the gab1785 snitch1801 rat1810 nose1811 sing1816 gnarl1819 split1819 stag1839 clype1843 squeal1846 blow1848 to round on1857 nark1859 pimp1865 squawk1872 ruck1884 to come or turn copper1891 copper1897 sneak1897 cough1901 stool1911 tattle-tale1918 snout1923 talk1924 fink1925 scream1925 sarbut1928 grass1929 to turn over1967 dime1970 1890 N. Gould With Tide xxx, in Referee (Sydney) 19 Feb. 7/4 ‘He's turned mouse, has he?’.. ‘What's up now?’.. ‘He's turned us over.’ 1939 I. Baird Waste Heritage iii. 40 I don't know whether I ought to apologise to you or turn you over to the cops. 1967 ‘Iceberg Slim’ Pimp 46 I didn't ‘turn over’ on my roommate. I didn't break the code. 1990 S. Morgan Homeboy 21 When they get Rooski he'll turn over in a heartbeat. 2007 C. Stross Halting State (2008) 114 He might have been snooping on phone calls for the Russian mafiya... I can't tell because whoever turned him over wiped all the media. 4. transitive. To agitate or revolve (a matter) in the mind, go through and examine (something) mentally, consider and reconsider (something). Cf. main sense 3. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > thinking about, consideration, deliberation > consider, deliberate [verb (transitive)] i-thenchec897 showeOE i-mune971 thinkOE overthinkOE takec1175 umbethinkc1175 waltc1200 bethinkc1220 wend?c1225 weighc1380 delivera1382 peisea1382 considerc1385 musec1390 to look over ——a1393 advise?c1400 debatec1400 roll?c1400 revert?a1425 advertc1425 deliberc1425 movec1425 musec1425 revolvec1425 contemplec1429 overseec1440 to think overc1440 perpend1447 roil1447 pondera1450 to eat inc1450 involvec1470 ponderate?a1475 reputec1475 counterpoise1477 poisea1483 traversec1487 umbecast1487 digest1488 undercast1489 overhalec1500 rumble1519 volve?1520 compassa1522 recount1526 trutinate1528 cast1530 expend1531 ruminate1533 concoct1534 contemplate1538 deliberate1540 revolute1553 chawa1558 to turn over1568 cud1569 cogitate1570 huik1570 chew1579 meditatec1580 discourse1581 speculate1599 theorize1599 scance1603 verse1614 pensitate1623 agitate1629 spell1633 view1637 study1659 designa1676 introspect1683 troll1685 balance1692 to figure on or upon1837 reflect1862 mull1873 to mull over1874 scour1882 mill1905 1568 W. Turner Herbal (rev. ed.) Ep. Ded. sig. *ii After longe turninge this matter ouer in my mind, it came to my memorye that in all the hole realme of England, that there were none more fit to be Patronesse of my Booke. 1730 A. Campbell Disc. proving Apostles no Enthusiasts (ed. 2) Pref. p. xxiv I turn the matter over and over, I consider it in every light. 1819 W. Irving Sketch Bk. iii. 180 After closing the volume, he turns its contents over in his mind. 1902 V. Jacob Sheep-stealers x Turning over in his mind what possible pretext he could invent for an early visit. 2011 T. Ronald Becoming Nancy (2012) iii. 41 I've been turning things over in my mind for a while. ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > capital punishment > hanging > hang [verb (transitive)] hangc1000 anhangOE forhangc1300 to loll up1377 gallowa1400 twitchc1450 titc1480 truss1536 beswinga1566 trine1567 to turn over1570 to turn off1581 to turn (a person) on the toe1594 to stretch1595 derrick1600 underhang1603 halter1616 staba1661 noose1664 alexander1666 nub1673 ketch1681 tuck1699 gibbet1726 string1728 scrag1756 to hang up1771 crap1773 patibulate1811 strap1815 swing1816 croak1823 yardarm1829 to work off1841 suspercollatea1863 dangle1887 1570 J. Foxe Actes & Monumentes (rev. ed.) II. 1017/2 He with a loude voyce cryed out Iesus, Iesus. Then the hangman turned hym ouer: and hee agayne for a certaine space, cryed Iesus, Iesus, and so ioyfully yelded vp hys spirite. 1678 S. Butler Hudibras: Third Pt. iii. ii. 128 As Criminals condemn'd to suffer, Are blinded first, and then, turn'd over. 1882 J. Taylor Sc. Covenanters 37 Just before he was turned over, the..intrepid sufferer lifted the napkin from his face and exclaimed, [etc.]. 1913 J. K. Hewison Covenanters II. xxix. 452 When he began to address the bystanders thus, ‘My faint zeal for the Protestant religion has brought me to this end’, the drums rolled, and the hangman turned him over. 6. a. (a) transitive. Business. Originally: to pass or hand over (money or goods) in commercial transactions. Subsequently: to invest and realize (a sum of money), to utilize for business purposes; to sell or dispose of goods to the amount of (a specified sum) in a particular period of time. Cf. main sense 13b and turn-over n.2 6a. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > [verb (transitive)] > cause to circulate by trade to turn over1585 turn1598 to turn and wind1598 wind1598 return1677 handle1889 1585 S. Robson Choise of Change sig. M.ij It is an easy matter to turne ouer money by exchange, but a hard matter to come out of debt. 1611 L. Barry Ram-Alley i. B iv b Some hundred bookes..I haue Turnd ouer..But that is nothing for a studient. Or a Stationer: they turne them ouer too. 1851 H. Mayhew London Labour I. 336/1 3000l. yearly is the average receipt of each—or, as it is most frequently expressed, that sum is ‘turned over’ by the swag-shop keepers yearly. 1863 H. Fawcett Man. Polit. Econ. ii. x. 280 Under a ready money system, the same capital may perhaps be turned over twenty times in the course of the year. 1893 Good Words Mar. 187/1 Thousands of dollars were being turned over hourly. 2016 Daily Tel. 17 Aug. 34/4 The business..now turns over £57m a year, selling eyewear in more than 50 countries. (b) transitive. Of an organism, tissue, etc.: to synthesize and degrade or replace (a substance) in a given time. Cf. turn-over n.2 6b. ΚΠ 1943 Jrnl. Gen. Physiol. 26 326 Turnover rate..is the amount of the substance that is turned over by that tissue per unit of time. 1971 Nature 24 Dec. 483/2 Sminthopsis crassicaudata turns over water at about three times the rate of Dasycercus cristicauda. 1999 N. E. Lane Osteoporosis Bk. (2001) i. 10 Bone tissue is constantly replaced, or turned over, by removal of old tissue and replacement with new tissue. b. intransitive. To pass through a process from acquisition to disposal; (of commercial stock) to be sold and replaced at a given rate; (of staff) to be employed and subsequently leave; (of a constituent of an organism) to be synthesized and replaced. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the future or time to come > newness or novelty > produce something new [verb (intransitive)] > renew itself to turn over1920 1920 Upholsterer Aug. 77/1 Carry stuff that turns over quickly. 1956 Planning 22 155 The entire research staff has turned over on an average about every three years as the various studies have been completed. 1971 J. Z. Young Introd. Study Man xii. 151 The body..has some parts that turn over very little..while others turn over so efficiently that we do not normally think of them as suffering wear. 2001 Business Week 20 Aug. 49/3 Our products are turning over extremely well, even in a challenging time. 2013 Freshwater Sci. 32 507/2 In algae-based fresh water ecosystems, biomass accumulation rates are very difficult to measure because the biomass turns over rapidly. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > drinking > [verb (transitive)] > drink up or off swap?1507 swingea1529 drink1535 uphalec1540 toss1568 trill off?1589 snapa1592 to toss offa1592 to turn down1593 to top off1598 drain1604 to take off1613 outdrinka1631 whip1639 swoop1648 epote1657 to fetch off1657 ebibe1689 fetch1691 to tip off1699 to sweep off1707 tip1784 to turn over1796 1796 Hist. Ned Evans (Dublin ed.) I. xiii. 115 He turned over a full bumper to the toast. 8. a. transitive. Originally Criminals' slang. Of police: to search (a suspect or area); (of a criminal) to ransack (a place) usually in order to commit robbery. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > endeavour > searching or seeking > search for or seek [verb (transitive)] > search a place or receptacle thoroughly asearch1382 searcha1387 ransacka1400 ripea1400 upripe?a1400 riflec1400 ruffle1440 gropea1529 rig1572 rake1618 rummage1621 haul1666 fish1727 call1806 ratch1859 to turn over1859 to go through ——1861 rifle1894 rancel1899 to take apart1920 fine-tooth comb1949 the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > robbery > rob [verb (transitive)] > search with a view to robbing ransacka1325 mousec1580 ranshackle1605 to turn over1859 ramshack1893 rat1906 1859 J. C. Hotten Dict. Slang 112 Turned over, to be stopped and searched by the police. 1925 N. Lucas Autobiogr. Crook vii. 105 Crooks go ‘drumming’ in pairs, dressed as clerks or messengers... Should they find an office left unoccupied during the lunch hour they quickly and skilfully ‘turn it over’. 1960 Observer 25 Dec. 7/6 The drummers, those squalid daytime operators who turn over empty semi-detached villas while the housewives are out shopping. 1971 It 2–16 June 5/1 Heath orders Habershon of Barnet CID to ‘turn London over’. And he does exactly that..with 500 goons and a score of specially trained dogs. 2001 I. Sinclair Landor's Tower (2002) iii. iii. 334 The police had turned the place over, tipping out all his papers. b. transitive. Criminals' slang. To examine or cross-question (a prisoner) severely. rare. ΚΠ 1930 Daily Express 6 Nov. 1/3 That night a surprise visit was paid to the draughtsman's cell. He was ‘turned over’, in prison slang. 9. transitive. colloquial (chiefly British). To distress, upset (a person); to affect (a person) with nausea. Cf. to turn up 8 at Phrasal verbs 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > state of being upset or perturbed > upset or perturb [verb (transitive)] to-wendc893 mingeOE dreveOE angerc1175 sturb?c1225 worec1225 troublec1230 sturble1303 disturbc1305 movea1325 disturblec1330 drubblea1340 drovec1350 distroublec1369 tempestc1374 outsturba1382 unresta1382 stroublec1384 unquietc1384 conturb1393 mismaya1400 unquemea1400 uneasec1400 discomfita1425 smite?a1425 perturbc1425 pertrouble?1435 inquiet1486 toss1526 alter1529 disquiet1530 turmoil1530 perturbate1533 broil1548 mis-set?1553 shake1567 parbruilyiec1586 agitate1587 roil1590 transpose1594 discompose1603 harrow1609 hurry1611 obturb1623 shog1636 untune1638 alarm1649 disorder1655 begruntlea1670 pother1692 disconcert1695 ruffle1701 tempestuate1702 rough1777 caddle1781 to put out1796 upset1805 discomfort1806 start1821 faze1830 bother1832 to put aback1833 to put about1843 raft1844 queer1845 rattle1865 to turn over1865 untranquillize1874 hack1881 rock1881 to shake up1884 to put off1909 to go (also pass) through a phase1913 to weird out1970 the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > disorders of internal organs > digestive disorders > have digestive disorder [verb (transitive)] > nausea > cause nausea to turn up1578 stomach1796 to turn over1865 1865 C. Dickens Dr. Marigold's Prescriptions: To be Taken for Life in All Year Round Extra Christmas No., 7 Dec. 47/2 The discovery turned me over. 1962 N. Streatfeild Apple Bough ix. 126 Proper turned me over, you did. I don't want to lose my old man yet. 2004 J. Burchill Sugar Rush (2005) 30 She shuddered. ‘It still turns me over just thinking about it!’ 10. a. transitive. To move or operate the rotating parts of (an engine), esp. the crankshaft; to cause (the rotating parts of an engine, propeller, etc.) to revolve, esp. in preparation for its continuous operation. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > engine > operate engine [verb (transitive)] > cause to revolve to turn over1881 1881 Northwestern Miller 7 Jan. 1/1 Turn the engine over by hand to see that everything is free, then open the throttle valve and allow the engine to run for a few minutes. 1927 C. A. Lindbergh ‘We’ v. 75 Learning how to turn the propellers over in starting the engine. 1946 Cosmopolitan Oct. 74/1 A self-starter wouldn't have stood a chance of turning over a recalcitrant Model-T engine anyhow. 2013 Master Detective Apr. 6/1 Sighing deeply, she inserted the ignition key, and turned the engine over. b. intransitive. Of an engine: to undergo one or more rotations of its revolving parts (esp. the crankshaft) without running continuously, or in preparation for doing so. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > machines which impart power > engine > of an engine: operative [verb (intransitive)] > revolve to turn over1893 1893 Engineer (N.Y.) 5 Aug. 27/2 If the engine starts or turns over hard, block open the safety valve, and keep using the naphtha pump; this allows the pressure to go through the engine. 1905 Motor Nov. 100/3 The best plan..is to switch off the spark and open the compression cocks, letting the motor turn over a few times before unclutching. 1943 M. Millar Wall of Eyes (1989) xvii. 205 The ignition key wouldn't fit the lock and when it did the engine wouldn't turn over. 2011 C. Taylor Londoners 419 I suppose it sounds like an old chugger, an old banger, it's just a diesel engine turning over. 11. transitive. Printing. To carry over (a letter, part of a word, etc.) to the next line. ΘΚΠ society > communication > printing > preparatory processes > composing > compose [verb (transitive)] > move to next line or page overrun1683 to turn over1904 1904 J. H. Murray & H. Bradley Hart's Rules for Compositors (ed. 18) 61 Mute syllables may be turned over to the next line, thus: ils mar-quent, les hom-mes. 1925 Hart's Rules for Compositors & Readers (ed. 27) 64 In most divisions it is the consonantal letter that should be turned over. 1981 I. A. Gordon in N.Z. Listener 14–20 Feb. The fragmented word is ‘turned over’ into the following line. 12. transitive. Sport (originally North American). To lose possession of (the ball or puck) to the opposing team; to give away (possession) in this way. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > characteristics of team ball games > play team ball games [verb (transitive)] > actions or manoeuvres pass1865 to throw in1867 work1868 centre1877 shoot1882 field1883 tackle1884 chip1889 feed1889 screen1906 fake1907 slap1912 to turn over1921 tip-in1958 to lay off1965 spill1975 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > football > American football > play American football [verb (transitive)] > actions to ball return1884 snap1887 drive1889 centre1895 to turn over1921 convert1932 lateral1932 snag1942 shovel pass1948 bootleg1951 squib1966 to take a (also the) knee1972 spike1976 1921 Eau Claire (Wisconsin) Sunday Leader 13 Nov. 2/2 One side or the other had to turn the ball over for not making their downs. 1979 Honolulu Advertiser 8 Jan. c4/1 We turned over the ball and we just didn't score. 1994 M. Kane Minor in Name Only xv. 156 The Bears were trying to get Laforest off for an extra attacker, but turned the puck over to Merkosky, who sent Shank in. 1997 Observer 9 Feb. (Sport section) 7/2 They'd turned over possession to the opposition on 16 occasions. 2017 Los Angeles Times (Nexis) 3 Jan. d1 Austin Rivers turned the ball over to Bledsoe, whose long pass downcourt resulted in an easy basket. 13. intransitive. Originally and chiefly British and Irish English. To change the channel on a radio or television set; to change to a different channel, station, or programme. ΘΚΠ society > communication > broadcasting > putting on or producing broadcast > put on or produce broadcast [verb (intransitive)] > switch channel switch1937 to turn over1958 zap1983 graze1986 1958 Irish Times 18 Aug. 6/6 You can..listen to a symphony concert on the radio without Small Brother nagging you to turn over to Radio Luxembourg. 1960 Spectator 8 Apr. 508/2 A viewer may decide to turn over to ITV. 1987 Guardian 6 May 13/7 Nurse turns over when the..news comes on—too violent for us to watch apparently. 2005 Yorks. Evening Post (Nexis) 1 Aug. My morning routine started off by tuning into Radio 2 and Wogan, then at nine o' clock I turned over to Radio Leeds and John Boyd. 2007 Esquire Oct. 104/1 A number of viewers would have turned over—some of them in disgust, and some of them just because they wanted to watch Wimbledon. < as lemmas |
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