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churn
churn C0349900 (chûrn)n.1. A vessel or device in which cream or milk is agitated to separate the oily globules from the caseous and serous parts, used to make butter.2. Turbulence or agitation: "the violent churn of a long waterfall" (Catherine Reid).v. churned, churn·ing, churns v.tr.1. a. To agitate or stir (milk or cream) in order to make butter.b. To make by the agitation of milk or cream: churn butter.2. To agitate vigorously or turn over repeatedly: wind churning up the piles of leaves. See Synonyms at agitate.3. To buy and sell (a client's securities) frequently, especially in order to generate commissions.v.intr.1. To make butter by operating a device that agitates cream or milk.2. To be turbulent or agitated: waves churning in the storm; so angry it made my stomach churn.3. To move by agitating water or by means of a pumping action: The boat churned through the narrows.Phrasal Verb: churn out To produce in an abundant and regular manner: churns out four novels a year. [Middle English chirne, from Old English cyrn, cyrin.] churn′er n.churn (tʃɜːn) n1. Brit a large container for milk2. (Agriculture) a vessel or machine in which cream or whole milk is vigorously agitated to produce butter3. any similar device4. the number of customers who switch from one supplier to anothervb5. (Agriculture) a. to stir or agitate (milk or cream) in order to make butterb. to make (butter) by this process6. (sometimes foll by up) to move or cause to move with agitation: ideas churned in his head. 7. (Insurance) (of a bank, broker, etc) to encourage an investor or policyholder to change investments, endowment policies, etc, to increase commissions at the client's expense8. (Banking & Finance) (of a bank, broker, etc) to encourage an investor or policyholder to change investments, endowment policies, etc, to increase commissions at the client's expense9. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) (of a government) to pay benefits to a wide category of people and claw it back by taxation from the well off10. (Broadcasting) to promote the turnover of existing subscribers leasing, and new subscribers joining, a cable television system or mobile phone company[Old English ciern; related to Old Norse kjarni, Middle Low German kerne churn, German dialect Kern cream] ˈchurner nchurn (tʃɜrn) n. 1. a container or machine in which cream or milk is agitated to make butter. 2. any of various similar machines, as for mixing beverages. v.t. 3. to agitate in order to make into butter: to churn cream. 4. to make (butter) by the agitation of cream. 5. to shake or agitate: The storm churned the sea. 6. (of a stockbroker) to trade (a customer's securities) excessively in order to earn more in commissions. v.i. 7. to operate a churn. 8. to move or shake in agitation. 9. churn out, to produce mechanically and in abundance. [before 1000; Middle English chirne (n.), Old English cyrne cyr(i)n; c. Middle Low German kerne, Old Norse kjarni, kirna] churn′er, n. churn Past participle: churned Gerund: churning
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I churn | you churn | he/she/it churns | we churn | you churn | they churn |
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I churned | you churned | he/she/it churned | we churned | you churned | they churned |
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I am churning | you are churning | he/she/it is churning | we are churning | you are churning | they are churning |
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I have churned | you have churned | he/she/it has churned | we have churned | you have churned | they have churned |
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I was churning | you were churning | he/she/it was churning | we were churning | you were churning | they were churning |
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I had churned | you had churned | he/she/it had churned | we had churned | you had churned | they had churned |
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I will churn | you will churn | he/she/it will churn | we will churn | you will churn | they will churn |
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I will have churned | you will have churned | he/she/it will have churned | we will have churned | you will have churned | they will have churned |
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I will be churning | you will be churning | he/she/it will be churning | we will be churning | you will be churning | they will be churning |
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I have been churning | you have been churning | he/she/it has been churning | we have been churning | you have been churning | they have been churning |
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I will have been churning | you will have been churning | he/she/it will have been churning | we will have been churning | you will have been churning | they will have been churning |
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I had been churning | you had been churning | he/she/it had been churning | we had been churning | you had been churning | they had been churning |
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I would churn | you would churn | he/she/it would churn | we would churn | you would churn | they would churn |
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I would have churned | you would have churned | he/she/it would have churned | we would have churned | you would have churned | they would have churned | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | churn - a vessel in which cream is agitated to separate butterfat from buttermilkbutter churnvessel - an object used as a container (especially for liquids) | Verb | 1. | churn - stir (cream) vigorously in order to make buttercookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"stir - move an implement through; "stir the soup"; "stir my drink"; "stir the soil" | | 2. | churn - be agitated; "the sea was churning in the storm"roil, moil, boilseethe, roll - boil vigorously; "The liquid was seething"; "The water rolled"move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" |
churnverb1. stir up, beat, disturb, swirl, agitate The powerful thrust of the boat's engine churned the water.2. swirl, boil, toss, foam, seethe, froth Churning seas smash against the steep cliffs.churnverb1. To cause to move to and fro violently:agitate, convulse, rock, shake.2. To be in a state of emotional or mental turmoil:boil, bubble, burn, ferment, seethe, simmer, smolder.Translationschurn (tʃəːn) noun1. a machine for making butter. (製作奶油的)攪乳器 搅乳器2. a large milk can. 大的盛奶罐 大的盛奶罐churn
churn outTo produce something in large quantities, often quickly and/or carelessly. A noun or pronoun can be used between "churn" and "out." That novelist seems to churn out a new bestseller every few months. I want to open a fine dining restaurant, not just some place that churns out burgers and fries.See also: churn, outchurn upTo cause the movement of something in a liquid (such as sediment of some kind) by stirring. A noun or pronoun can be used between "churn" and "up." I stirred the milk and churned up bits of chocolate powder that had settled to the bottom of the glass. Because we're so close to the shore, your oars will likely churn some pebbles up.See also: churn, upchurn something outto produce something in large numbers, perhaps carelessly. We churn toys out by the thousand. This factory can churn out these parts day and night.See also: churn, outchurn something upto stir up a liquid; to mix up material suspended in water. The oars of our boat churned the shallow water up, leaving little clouds of sediment in our wake. The oars churned up the mud.See also: churn, upchurn outProduce in an abundant and automatic manner, as in He churned out a novel every six months. This idiom transfers the turning of milk into butter to other kinds of production. [Early 1900s] See also: churn, outchurn outv. To produce something in an abundant and automatic manner: The author churns out four novels a year. Although the chairs look handmade, the company churns them out in a factory.See also: churn, outchurn tv. [for a stockbroker] to cause a heavy turnover in the portfolio of an investor. (The broker collects commissions on each transaction.) I reported my broker for churning my account. churn
churn: see butterbutter, dairy product obtained by churning the fat from milk until it solidifies. In most areas the milk of cows is the basis, but elsewhere that of goats, sheep, and mares has been used. Butter was known by 2000 B.C. ..... Click the link for more information. .ChurnThe frequency with which a building’s occupants are moved, either internally or externally, including those who move but stay within an organization and those who leave a company and are replaced.LegalSeeChurningchurn
ChurnTo make both buy and sell orders through different brokers, usually in large quantities, to create the impression of increased interest in a security and thereby raise its price. An investor churns if he/she has a long position on the security and wishes to sell it at an artificially high price. Churning is a form of manipulation, and is illegal under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. See also: Fix.churn To trade securities very actively in a brokerage account in order to increase brokerage commissions rather than customer profits. Brokers may be tempted to churn accounts because their income is directly related to the volume of trading undertaken by customers. Churning is illegal and unethical; suspected churning should be reported to the brokerage firm's office manager. Also called burn and churn, overtrade.churn Related to churn: churn out, butter churnSynonyms for churnverb stir upSynonyms- stir up
- beat
- disturb
- swirl
- agitate
verb swirlSynonyms- swirl
- boil
- toss
- foam
- seethe
- froth
Synonyms for churnverb to cause to move to and fro violentlySynonymsverb to be in a state of emotional or mental turmoilSynonyms- boil
- bubble
- burn
- ferment
- seethe
- simmer
- smolder
Synonyms for churnnoun a vessel in which cream is agitated to separate butterfat from buttermilkSynonymsRelated Wordsverb stir (cream) vigorously in order to make butterRelated Words- cookery
- cooking
- preparation
- stir
verb be agitatedSynonymsRelated Words |