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Turn away
The theater was full. Many of the people waiting outside were turned away.
refuse admission
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Turn back
The street was impassable, so we had to turn back.
reverse direction
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Turn down
I was turned down for the army on health grounds.
refuse, reject
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Turn down
She turned the radio down before answering the phone.
reduce, lower
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Turn into
It's not difficult to turn a wine bottle into a lamp. The frog turned into a prince when kissed.
become, change
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Turn inside out
He couldn't find his keys, so he turned his pockets inside out.
reverse
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Turn off
Turn off the lights before you go to bed.
switch off
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Turn off
To reach Boston, you should turn off at the next exit.
leave (highway)
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Turn on
She got a cup of coffee and then turned on the television
switch on
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Turn out
Turn out the lights. We're going to bed now.
put out, extinguish
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Turn out
The factory turned out 200 cars a day.
produce
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Turn out
The people were turned out of their houses to make way for a new highway.
evict
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Turn out
He turned out his pockets to find some change.
empty
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Turn out
I had my doubts, but everything turned out right in the end.
prove
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Turn over
The car plunged down the cliff and turned over at the bottom.
reverse position
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Turn over
He wasn't sure about the outcome, so he turned the problem over in his mind.
consider
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Turn up
His jeans were too long, so his mother turned the bottoms up.
shorten
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Turn up
She turned up late as usual, just as I was going home.
arrive, appear
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Turn up
I never worry as something always turns up.
happen, occur
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Turn upside down
She turned the house upside down looking for her purse.
cause confusion
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Turn upside down
When she found her purse, she turned it upside down to find her keys.
reverse position
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